seemingly

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈsiːmɪŋli/

Definition of seemingly

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. As it appears; apparently.
    “[…] an object, seemingly like those which we have experienced, may be attended with different or contrary effects.”
    “Mr. Woodhouse at last was off; but Mr. Knightley, instead of being immediately off likewise, sat down again, seemingly inclined for more chat. He began speaking of Harriet, and speaking of her with more voluntary praise than Emma had ever heard before.”
    “Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.”
    “He sacrificed nothing, laboring to get even the most seemingly insignificant element of every record perfect.”
    “With rain lashing across the ground at kick-off and every man in Auckland seemingly either English-born or supporting Scotland, Eden Park was transformed into Murrayfield in March.”
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adv

  1. As it appears; apparently.
    “[…] an object, seemingly like those which we have experienced, may be attended with different or contrary effects.”
    “Mr. Woodhouse at last was off; but Mr. Knightley, instead of being immediately off likewise, sat down again, seemingly inclined for more chat. He began speaking of Harriet, and speaking of her with more voluntary praise than Emma had ever heard before.”
    “Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.”
    “He sacrificed nothing, laboring to get even the most seemingly insignificant element of every record perfect.”
    “With rain lashing across the ground at kick-off and every man in Auckland seemingly either English-born or supporting Scotland, Eden Park was transformed into Murrayfield in March.”
  2. In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.
    “It was possibly chagrin at this neglect that caused James to omit the most ordinary courtesies to the few gentlemen who had behaved seemingly:[…].”
    “[…]was restored to his throne but only on the understanding that he behave seemingly.”
    “[…]they know the roles and statuses of deities, ancestral spirits, and men, and how to behave seemingly in their presence.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Middle English semyngly, equivalent to seeming + -ly.

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