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Plainly vs Readily - What's the difference?

plainly | readily |

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

English

Adverb

(en-adv)
  • In a plain manner; simply; basically.
  • Obviously; clearly.
  • *
  • , 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.}}

    readily

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
  • Without impediment, easily.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= 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.}}