Read the passage.
excerpt from "Letter to His Son" by Robert E. Lee
If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot; you will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.
Question
Read the dictionary entry.
plain adj. 1. having no pattern 2. easy to see 3. marked by outspoken honesty 4. having nothing unnecessary
It could be inferred that the word plainly in the letter means "straightforwardly."
Which dictionary definition confirms this inference?
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