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plainly

How many syllables in plainly?

  2 syllables

Divide plainly into syllables:   plain-ly
Stressed syllable in plainly:   plain-ly
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Synonyms for plainly


2 syllables
  • baldly
  • coarsely
  • roundly
  • starkly
  • clearly
  • crudely
  • simply
3 syllables
  • austerely
  • lucidly
  • nakedly
  • visibly
4 syllables
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6 syllables
    7 syllables
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      What rhymes with plainly

      2 syllables
      • mainly
      • thegnly
      • sanely
      3 syllables
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