Plainly vs Readily - What's the difference?
plainly | readily |
In a plain manner; simply; basically.
Obviously; clearly.
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Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
Without impediment, easily.
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As adverbs the difference between plainly and readily
is that plainly is in a plain manner; simply; basically while readily is without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.plainly
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(en-adv)readily
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(en-adv)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily . Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}