seemingly
As it appears; apparentlyAs it appears; apparently.
» The reporter asked a seemingly stupid question.
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2 sensesAs it appears; apparently.
In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.
- from appearances alone
Examples
52 sentencesThe reporter asked a seemingly stupid question.
It was a seemingly empty restaurant.
People will seemingly believe anything nowadays.
deDie Leute glauben heutzutage anscheinend alles. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ziri had a seemingly healthy body.
The master bedroom was seemingly empty.
Origin
From Middle English semyngly, equivalent to seeming + -ly.From Middle English semyngly, equivalent to seeming + -ly.
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Forms
more seemingly, most seemingly| Comparative | more seemingly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most seemingly |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- from appearances alone:apparentlyostensiblyon the face of it
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.