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Adverb: as clear as crystal
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- 1973, John Edgar Wideman, The Lynchers, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 118
- We are saying crystally clear in the language they invented: We are your equals.
- 2001, Rose McGrath, The Memory Remains, Writers Club, page 224:
- The night’s events were somewhat jumbled in his mind, but one thing repeated to him, crystally clear.
- 2012, Curtis A. Routley, Running Prophecy, AuthorHouse, page 160:
- As a navigator in the United States Air Force, flying in a C-130E over the Belgian Congo, I could see Lake Victoria crystally clear, from 150 miles away.
Adjective: crystal clear
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1996 July 24, Jeff Michaels, “Re: Epson Stylus Pro vs HP 870cxi”, in comp.periphs.printers[1] (Usenet), message-ID <322fd3e0.8236907@ntnews.compusmart.ab.ca>:
- If I were Epson I would update their FAQ and make it crystally clear to everyone what the specs are.
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1999 June 23, Katherine Heath, “[DL-C] Subtle Manipulations”, in alt.shared-reality.sf-and-fantasy[2] (Usenet), message-ID <19990624001536.71864.qmail@hotmail.com>:
- Time to make things perfectly, crystally clear.
2000 July 24, Scatter Gatherer, “Re: [MRev] Questions about Paradox & Avatar Winds”, in alt.games.whitewolf[3] (Usenet), message-ID <1843e3a2.1d1b256f@usw-ex0104-031.remarq.com>#1/1>:
- How dare you imply that the paradox rules aren't utterly, crystally clear!
|year=2001
|monthday=January 19
|author=Graham Woodland
|email=
|title=Re: TDF Interlude: Dead Reckoning
|id=unqfqBA1OMa6EwGV@quilpole.demon.co.uk
|group=alt.drwho.creative
|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/alt.drwho.creative/85KpQMd71Xk/Uc7zLMFrwzsJ}}
- Suddenly much that was obscure becomes crystally clear!
2002 November 18, Spookykat, “In the Spirit 7/? by Scully3776 and Spookykat”, in alt.tv.x-files.creative[4] (Usenet), message-ID <7cd6152.0211181825.28b9e481@posting.google.com>:
- Still, she made it crystally clear how unhappy she was to be placed in that position <<"I will get each and everyone of you for this...">> and yet she did her job and did it remarkably well, despite the stress she was under at that time due to her tumultuous personal life.
2003 October 14, root, “Re: Internet for serious voice service ?”, in comp.dcom.voice-over-ip[5] (Usenet), message-ID <966c72b2.0310132341.64e8af55@posting.google.co>:
- Honestly, the audio quality from VB devices is crystally clear, i.e. no noise and acoustic/line echoes, with an exception of some delays (~1/2 sec or even less) due to Internet connection between the two points.