APPARENTLY
Scrabble letter values: A1P3P3A1R1E1N1T1L1Y4 = 17
Definition
- adverb from appearances alone. — synonyms: seemingly, ostensibly, on_the_face_of_it
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'). — synonyms: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, plainly, plain
Examples
- “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”