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Definitions for seemingly
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

    from appearances alone

    "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"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

Wiktionary

  1. seeminglyadverb

    To appearances; apparently.

  2. seeminglyadverb

    In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Seeminglyadverb

    In appearance; in show; in semblance.

    Etymology: from seeming.

    To this her mother’s plot,
    She, seemingly obedient, likewise hath
    Made promise to the doctor. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Winds.

    They to their viands fell, not seemingly
    The angels, nor in mist. John Milton.

    I have touched upon them, though seemingly collateral to my scope; and yet I think they are more than seemingly so, since they pertinently illustrate my design. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

    The city dame was so well bred, as seemingly to take all in good part. Roger L'Estrange.

    The king and haughty empress, to our wonder,
    If not aton’d, yet seemingly at peace. Dryden.

    This the father seemingly complied with; but afterwards refusing, the son was likewise set aside. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

    They depend often on remote and seemingly disproportioned causes. Francis Atterbury.

ChatGPT

  1. seemingly

    Seemingly is an adverb that means in a way that gives the impression or appearance of having a certain quality or characteristic, despite there possibly being doubt about its truth or reality. It is often used to indicate that something appears to be one way, but may in fact be different.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Seeminglyadverb

    in appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly

British National Corpus

  1. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'seemingly' in Adverbs Frequency: #394

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seemingly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seemingly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of seemingly in a Sentence

  1. Jon Maner:

    People who aren't all that interested in cheating aren't going to cheat just because there are sites like Ashley Madison, but for people who are inclined to cheat, but who don't know how to go about it or who are afraid of getting caught, online sites provide a seemingly easy and safe route to infidelity.

  2. Renae A. Sauter:

    In a seemingly dark and troubled world, there are hundreds and thousands of lightworkers, standing strong, refusing to dim their lights. Look for the light workers they are all around you. Follow them back to the light

  3. Susan Sontag:

    We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed, destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popular arts, which allows most people to cope with these twin specters.

  4. Kevin Swartout:

    The guys who come to college at seemingly greatest risk for perpetrating rape are not the guys who are at greatest risk once they're in college.

  5. Mick Fleetwood:

    All of us... anyone that's been in Fleetwood Mac, as far as I've been aware, has been seemingly pretty well brought up by their parents: not goody two-shoes - God knows we weren't - but there was a level of civility that the lads in the band were aware of, what is over the brink of decency.

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