Facially

//ˈfeɪʃəli// adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Using or involving the face. not-comparable

    ""The results showed that women were significantly more facially expressive than men for all emotion clips.""

  2. 2
    In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis. especially, not-comparable

    "Near-synonym: superficially"

Adverb
  1. 1
    with respect to the face wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
superficially

Example

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""The results showed that women were significantly more facially expressive than men for all emotion clips.""

Etymology

From facial + -ly.

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