Definitions for Seemingly
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. seeminglyadverb

   To appearances; apparently.

2. seeminglyadverb

   In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce Seemingly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Bari Weiss:

   But I'm sorry, if you're watching cable news all day, right ? Getty Images's what you're gon na think, there is misinformation and not just on podcasts and the internet. It's also on cable news. I think the biggest thing to me about the Democrats is … the Democrats is supposed to be the party of the little guy … You know what the Democrats are now comfortable with, or seemingly comfortable with ? A two-tiered system in which the haves get to go into a restaurant, laugh with their friends for hours and the people serving them are masked and wearing gloves. Where they get to walk, as AOC did, at the Met Gala while in the background the staff looked like they were in' The Handmaid's Tale.' I mean, this is, this is a look that is unbelievably detrimental to them.

2. Charge Bill Bodner:

   The deceptive marketing coupled with the ease of accessibility makes these small and seemingly innocuous pills a significant threat to the health and safety of all our communities, a staggering number of teens and young adults are unaware that they are ingesting fentanyl in these fake pills and are being poisoned.

3. Jason Johnson:

   This spike in assaults on law enforcement officers comes at a time in which law enforcement is seemingly under attack on all fronts, activists have called for (some successfully) de-funding of police, while prosecutors in cities across America have made clear their intention to decriminalize everything from theft to prostitution. It’s hard to imagine the two trends are not closely related.

4. Colin Riley:

   ... the opinions expressed by Dr. Saida Grundy, in what were seemingly private electronic messages, constitutes Saida Grundy opinion and we must recognize Saida Grundy right to have that opinion whether or not we agree.

5. Trip Miller:

   To me, the risk is not just a potential outbreak at Disney Parks, but it's the quick evolution of the virus, even if Disney World has done everything possible to combat a spread of the virus, which it seems it has, how do Trip Miller plan for something that seemingly changes every day ?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Seemingly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Seemingly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Seemingly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Seemingly