How to spell clearly

Clearly is spelled C-L-E-A-R-L-Y.

hear itclear·ly/klirli/adverbRules and real life

What it means: In a way that is easy to see.

In a sentence: The stars can be seen clearly in the night sky.

Same family: clear, clearness, clarity, clearing, unclear. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Clearly” comes from the adjective “clear,” which traces back to Old French *cler* and Latin *clarus*, meaning “bright” or “famous.” Over time, the idea of “bright” vision turned into the modern sense of something being easy to see or understand.

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