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seemingly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'seemingly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Seemingly [ adv.]
- In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly.

Meaning of 'seemingly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . seemingly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- from appearances alone
Example in sentence:
  • had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it;
  • irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land;
  • on the face of it the problem seems minor;
  • the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned

Nearby Words:

see seed seed-lac seedbox seedcake seedcod seeded seeder seediness seeding

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