Apparently

//əˈpæɹ.ənt.li// adv

adv ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently. rare

    "If he should scorn me so apparently."

  2. 2
    Seemingly; in appearance.

    "A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart."

  3. 3
    According to what the speaker has read or heard.

    "Apparently you are quite a good dancer."

  4. 4
    According to what one can deduce. often, sarcastic

    "Peridot: I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?! Peridot: Apparently more than you, you clod!"

Adverb
  1. 1
    unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’) wordnet
  2. 2
    from appearances alone wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
evidentlyobviouslyostensiblyseeminglyallegedlyallegedly

Example

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"An apparently small event may lead to a great result."

Etymology

From apparent + -ly.

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