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KK Pronunciation

〔 әˋpærәntlI,әˋpєr- 〕

Pronunciation

〔 әˊpærәntli,әˊpєәr- 〕


Overview of adv apparently

The adv apparently has 2 senses


  • apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it -- (from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor")

  • obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain -- (unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "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"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn")