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Plainly vs Openly - What's the difference?

plainly | openly | Synonyms |

Plainly is a synonym of openly.


As adverbs the difference between plainly and openly

is that plainly is in a plain manner; simply; basically while openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly.

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.}}

    openly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. }}

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