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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Clearly

Hi.

1) He clearly answered the question.
2) He answered the question clearly.

3) He sensibly answered the question.
4) He answered the question sensibly.

Is there any lexical difference between clearly in 1) and 2) and sensibly in 3) and 4) ?

Thank you.
  

Top answer

1) He clearly answered the question. -- There is no doubt that he answered the question 2) He answered the question clearly. -- It was a clear answer.

  • 1) He clearly answered the question.
  • -- There is no doubt that he answered the question 2) He answered the question clearly.
  • -- It was a clear answer.
  • 3) He sensibly answered the question.
  • - - He thought it was a good idea to answer the question.
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1) He clearly answered the question. -- There is no doubt that he answered the question
2) He answered the question clearly. -- It was a clear answer.

3) He sensibly answered the question. -- He thought it was a good idea to answer the question.
4) He answered the question sensibly. -- It was a sensible answer.
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Thank you, MM, for your useful reply.

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