apparently
ap·par·ent·ly
adverb \-lē\Definition of APPARENTLY
: it seems apparent <the window had apparently been forced open> <apparently, we're supposed to wait here>
Examples of APPARENTLY
- <apparently, her husband didn't know the cake was for the raffle, since he helped himself to a piece>
First Known Use of APPARENTLY
1566
Related to APPARENTLY
- Synonyms
- evidently, ostensibly, ostensively, presumably, putatively, seemingly, supposedly, on the surface
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