adv

seemingly

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adv

As far as one can tell from appearances; apparently.

"The two events are, seemingly, unrelated."

"She remained seemingly calm throughout the interview."

How to Use Seemingly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishApparently, or as far as appearances suggest — often hinting the truth might be different.

Common pairings

seemingly endless seemingly unaware seemingly simple

more seemingly comparative, most seemingly superlative

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The two events are, _____, unrelated.

Formed from seeming plus the adverb suffix -ly.

ostensibly prima facie

ostensibly actually

kingly tingly lovingly amazingly willingly mockingly knowingly alarmingly annoyingly strikingly shockingly stunningly

ostensibly prima facie actually