apparently Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adverb from appearances alone
   ostensibly; on the face of it; seemingly.
   
   • 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
2. adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
   patently; plainly; plain; obviously; manifestly; evidently.
   
   • 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

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