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Overtly vs Plainly - What's the difference?

overtly | plainly |

As adverbs the difference between overtly and plainly

is that overtly is in an overt manner; publicly; openly while plainly is in a plain manner; simply; basically.

overtly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

    • plainly

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • In a plain manner; simply; basically.
  • Obviously; clearly.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}