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apparently
adverb
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
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əˈpaɹəntli
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adverb
unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
“the answer is obviously wrong”
adverb
from appearances alone
“irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land”
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Example Sentences
the answer is obviously wrong
she was in bed and evidently in great pain
he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
it is all patently nonsense
she has apparently been living here for some time
irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land
the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned
{'source': 'Thomas Hardy', 'text': 'had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it'}
on the face of it the problem seems minor
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