English Explanatory Dictionary

apparently

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
  2. Seemingly; in appearance.
  3. According to what the speaker has read or heard.
  4. According to what one can deduce.

Pronunciation

/əˈpæɹəntli/ /əˈpaɹəntlɪj/ ə-părʹənt-lē /əˈpɛɹəntli/ en-us-apparently.ogg /əˈpaɾəntle/ /əˈpaɾəntli/

Word forms

apparently more apparently most apparently

Etymology

From apparent + -ly.

Synonyms

obviously plainly clearly evidently visibly apparently blatantly baitly eyely glaringly manifestly noticeably obvi openly observably overtly ostensibly seemingly at first blush at first glance at first sight on the face of it on the surface outwardly prima facie superficially surfacely to all appearances allegedly reportedly

Derived words

appaz unapparently
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