Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a seeming manner; apparently; ostensibly; in appearance; in show; in semblance.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb To appearances; apparently.
  • adverb In a seemly manner; decorously; with propriety.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb from appearances alone

Etymologies

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From seeming +‎ -ly.

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Examples

  • Never has a label seemingly applied so well to a situation.

    PhillyDeals 2011

  • Given that the Canopic jars of Egyptians hold the vital organs of the deceased should they be of use in the afterlife, the title seemingly endows the claw with the function of extracting the metal insides of the deceased Chrysler Imperial god.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Given that the Canopic jars of Egyptians hold the vital organs of the deceased should they be of use in the afterlife, the title seemingly endows the claw with the function of extracting the metal insides of the deceased Chrysler Imperial god.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • Given that the Canopic jars of Egyptians hold the vital organs of the deceased should they be of use in the afterlife, the title seemingly endows the claw with the function of extracting the metal insides of the deceased Chrysler Imperial god.

    G. Roger Denson: From Detroit, Egypt: Matthew Barney Resurrects an American God G. Roger Denson 2011

  • In hindsight, the title seemingly refers less to a central plot element than it does the thought that the film itself is just an empty suit awaiting occupancy and, concurrently, a pulse.

    Archive 2009-12-01 2009

  • In hindsight, the title seemingly refers less to a central plot element than it does the thought that the film itself is just an empty suit awaiting occupancy and, concurrently, a pulse.

    The Projection Booth 2009

  • In his freely available manuscript, entitled "On the Origin of Gravity and the Laws of Newton,"-the title seemingly paying homage to

    Ars Technica Matt Ford 2011

  • City moved up to second in the table with the result in October and are back there at the moment, with their push for the title seemingly only set to get stronger as they prepare to flex their considerable financial muscle in the January transfer window.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

  • -- The chances of defending her title seemingly all but lost in a tangled web of technical errors of her short program, Alissa Czisny's coach has one goal in mind for her skater entering tonight's ladies final at the U.S.

    Freep.com - RSS 2010

  • -- The chances of defending her title seemingly all but lost in a tangled web of technical errors of her short program, Alissa Czisny's coach has one goal in mind for her skater entering tonight's ladies final at the U.S.

    Freep.com - RSS 2010

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