Plainly and Sure

Plainly

Plainly adverb - Without any question.
Usage example: your wife is plainly upset that you didn't invite her to the game with us

Sure and plainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sure" instead an adverb "Plainly".

Nearby Words: plain, plainness

Sure

Sure adverb - Without any question.
Usage example: we sure could use your help here

Plainly and sure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plainly" instead an adverb "Sure".

Nearby Word: surely

Both words in one sentence

  • Sure, Cyclops was arrested for his actions while possessed, but he plainly considers it Worth It, and everything ultimately works out okay for him too.
  • Sure, he's a decent guy in person... too bad this decent guy is a foreign invader, and would be plainly Affably Evil (or even Faux Affably Evil), had he been the sole invader of Peninsula.
  • Bait-and-Switch Accusation Frequently overlaps with Sure, Let's Go with That if Bob plainly states his incorrect suspicions and Alice goes along with it to maintain the secret.
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