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Webster 1913 Edition


Apparently

Ap-par′ent-ly

,
adv.
1.
Visibly.
[Obs.]
Hobbes.
2.
Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
If he should scorn me so
apparently
.
Shakespeare
3.
Seemingly; in appearance;
as, a man may be
apparently
friendly, yet malicious in heart
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Apparently

APPA'RENTLY

, adv.
1.
Openly; evidently; as, the goodness of God is apparently manifest in his works of providence.
2.
Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.