visibly

adverb

vis·​i·​bly ˈvizəblē 

-li

: in a visible manner : obviously, noticeably

the waters were visibly diminishing

—Rex Ingamells

the audience was visibly transported

—Virgil Thomson

Word History

Etymology

Middle English visibely, from visible + -ly

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Rhymes for visibly

• invisibly