1. (

• obviously ,
• evidently ,
• manifestly ,
• patently ,
• apparently ,
• plainly ,
• plain

) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" ;

2. (

• plainly ,
• simply ,

) in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" ;