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apparently

ә'pærәntli4 senses · 164 ms
Level A2Oxford 3000
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adv/əˈpæɹəntli//əˈpaɹəntlɪj//əˈpɛɹəntli/
  1. 1

    Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.rare

    • If he should scorn me so apparently.
    • One, my lord, that doth so palpably, so apparently make her adulteries a trophy, whiles the poting-stick to her unsatiate goatish abomination jeers at, and flouts your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security.
  2. 2

    Seemingly; in appearance.

    • A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.
  3. 3

    According to what the speaker has read or heard.

    • Apparently you are quite a good dancer.
  4. 4

    According to what one can deduce.oftensarcastic

    • Peridot: I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?! Peridot: Apparently more than you, you clod!

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