apparently (r)
seemingly (r)
ostensibly (r)
on the face of it (r)

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type r
lex_filenum 02
def from appearances alone
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
on the face of it the problem seems minor
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Derived from adjective ostensibly → ostensible
Derived from adjective seemingly → seeming(a)
Derived from adjective apparently → apparent(a)
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