adv ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a visible manner; openly.

   "He was visibly upset while reading the news live on air about the school shooting."

Adverb

1. 1
   so as to be visible wordnet
2. 2
   in a visible manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

apparentlymanifestlyactuallyafter a fashionapparentlyappreciably

Antonyms

All antonyms

hiddenlyinvisiblylatentlyopenly

Example

More examples

"The girl was visibly shaken after the accident."

Etymology

From visible + -ly.

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