[
US
/əˈpɛɹəntɫi/
]
[ UK /ɐpˈæɹəntli/ ]
[ UK /ɐpˈæɹəntli/ ]
ADVERB
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from appearances alone
on the face of it the problem seems minor
had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it
irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land
the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned -
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
You are plainly wrong
he is plain stubborn
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
I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
she has apparently been living here for some time
How To Use apparently In A Sentence
- One was apparently faulty and the other did not have a battery.
- Apparently some people have an inborn tendency to develop certain kinds of tumour.
- For no apparently good reason, she told me that she hates the word "coochie" just as much as she hates the word cunt, maybe more. Drbigbeef Diary Entry
- Apparently, the discovery that Landis is 10,000 years old further proves the fact that he is using performance enhancing steroids. creeky belly Doping ID - The Panda's Thumb
- The team apparently circumvented locked gates and an alarm system, while the sculpture was in the process of being moved to another location.
- Evidence such as this serves to undermine the apparently monolithic edifice of Victorianism.
- Agates were apparently highly valued by the ancient Egyptians for their lapidary use and were mounted into gold with other precious stones such as lapis and emeralds.
- But Mawuli glowers at Papa, apparently thinking about how to outwit Papa, not thinking about Mary Catherine. Amaryllis in Blueberry
- Apparently some divers end up having to buy extra suitcases to carry all the goodies home.
- The apparently unabating national and household poverty is widely debated.
