(adv) from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy, Syn. ostensibly, on the face of it, seemingly, Example:irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land; the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned; had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it; on the face of it the problem seems minor
(adv) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'), Syn. plain, plainly, patently, manifestly, evidently, apparently, Example:the answer is obviously wrong; she was in bed and evidently in great pain; he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list; it is all patently nonsense; she has apparently been living here for some time; I thought he owned the property, but apparently not; You are plainly wrong; he is plain stubborn
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[似曾相识 / 似曾相識, sì céng xiāng shíㄙˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ] déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted#25060
[似是而非, sì shì ér fēiㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ] lit. seems so, but no (成语 saw, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); apparently correct, but actually wrong; specious, See Also: 成语, 莊子, 庄子#40531