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σαφώς
clearly /saˈfos/
adverbC1#3163 most common
Also: obviously, plainly, definitely
Example sentences
Αυτό είναι σαφώς λάθος.
This is clearly wrong.
Μιλάει σαφώς και καθαρά.
He speaks clearly and plainly.
Σαφώς προτιμώ τον καφέ από το τσάι.
I clearly prefer coffee to tea.
Η κατάσταση είναι σαφώς πιο περίπλοκη απ' ό,τι νομίζαμε.
The situation is clearly more complicated than we thought.
Ο καθηγητής εξήγησε σαφώς τις συνέπειες της απόφασης.
The professor clearly explained the consequences of the decision.
Είναι σαφώς αδύνατον να αγνοήσουμε τις μακροπρόθεσμες επιπτώσεις αυτής της πολιτικής.
It is clearly impossible to ignore the long-term implications of this policy.
Word family
σαφήςclear, plain
σαφήνειαclarity
διασαφηνίζωto clarify, spell out
ασαφήςunclear, vague
σαφέσταταmost clearly, quite plainly
Etymology
Σαφώς is the adverb form of the ancient Greek adjective σαφής, meaning clear or plain. Greek regularly builds adverbs from adjectives with the ending -ώς, so σαφής became σαφώς the same way many other adjectives shifted to adverbs. The origin of σαφής itself is not securely traced to a known Indo-European root in standard reference works, so no root is given here.
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