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
[ Syn: seemingly , seemingly , ostensibly , ostensibly , on the face of it , on the face of it , seemingly , seemingly , ostensibly , ostensibly , on the face of it , on the face of it , seemingly , seemingly , ostensibly , ostensibly , on the face of it , on the face of it , seemingly , seemingly , ostensibly , ostensibly , on the face of it , on the face of it ]
unmistakably (`plain is often used informally for `plainly); the answer is obviously wrong; she was in bed and evidently in great pain; he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list; it is all patently nonsense; she has apparently been living here for some time; I thought he owned the property, but apparently not; You are plainly wrong; he is plain stubborn
[ Syn: obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , plainly , plainly , plain , plain , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , plainly , plainly , plain , plain , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , plainly , plainly , plain , plain , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , plainly , plainly , plain , plain ]