Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PLAIN'LY, adv.

1. With a level surface. [Little used.]
2. Without cunning or disguise.
3. Without ornament or artificial embellishment; as, to be plainly clad.
4. Frankly; honestly; sincerely; as, deal plainly with me. – Pope.
5. In earnest; fairly. – Clarendon.
6. In a manner to be easily seen or comprehended. Thou shalt write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly. – Deut. xxvii.
7. Evidently; clearly; not obscurely. The doctrines of grace are plainly taught in the Scriptures.