clearly Copy link Outline I. Prop. = in a clear way1. clārē (strictly of sight; but also used with reference to hearing or understanding)2. lĭquĭdē or lĭquĭdō (esp. of sounds; also of the action of the mind)3. lūcĭdē (lit. brightly4. expressē (cf. TO EXPRESS)5. plānē6. perspĭcŭē7. ēnucleātē (lit. with the kernels extracted or the shells cracked8. ēnōdātē9. ăpertēII. Obviously, evidently (q. v.) • clearly: I. Prop. = in a clear way: 1. clārē (strictly of sight; but also used with reference to hearing or understanding): to see c., c. oculis videre, Pl. (and v. inf. 2): to speak c. (distinctly and audibly), c. dicere, Ter. Fig.: to show c. and evidently, c. atque evidenter ostendere, Quint. Very c., praeclārē: to explain very c., p. explicare, Cic.: to understand quite c., p. intelligere, Cic. 2. lĭquĭdē or lĭquĭdō (esp. of sounds; also of the action of the mind): eagles see more c. (than men), moles hear more c., aquilae clarius cernunt, liquidius audiunt talpae, Plin.: the poets also use the neuter of the adj., as, to sing c., liquidum cantare, Ov. Fig.: to judge more c., liquidius judicare, Cic.: Liv. 3. lūcĭdē (lit. brightly: q. v.). Fig. = Eng. lucidly (q. v.): to show anything most c., aliquid lucidissime ostendere, Quint.: Cic. (Similar in meaning, but somewhat stronger, is the comp. dīlūcĭdē: as, to show or explain anything c., aliquid d. docere, Liv.: the law c. forbids, lex d. vetat, Cic.) 4. expressē (cf. to express): to pronounce a letter c., literam ex. efferre, Val. Max.: more freq. with ref. to the mind = exactly: q. v. 5. plānē: v. plainly. (N.B. This and the foll. words, only in fig. sense; as of that which is expressed or explained c.) 6. perspĭcŭē: to explain anything plainly and c., aliquid plane et p. expedire, Cic.: more fully, dilucide atque p., Plin. Ep. 7. ēnucleātē (lit. with the kernels extracted or the shells cracked: i. e. difficulties and obscurities cleared away: freq. in Cic.): to speak of great subjects ornately, of humble ones c., grandia ornate, e. minora dicere, Cic. 8. ēnōdātē: similar to enucleate: Cic. 9. ăpertē: v. plainly: cf. also distinctly, articulately. II. Obviously, evidently (q. v.): perspĭcuē, ăpertē, haud dŭbiē, etc.