seemingly Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb from appearances alone
ostensibly; on the face of it; apparently.
- 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
WordNet
Seem"ing*ly adverb
Definitions
In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly. This the father seemingly complied with. Addison.
