manifestly

[ man-uh-fest-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that can be readily seen by the eye or the understanding; plainly or obviously; evidently:

   It can sometimes feel like amputated limbs are still there, even when they're manifestly not.

Other Words From

• non·man·i·fest·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of manifestly¹

manifest ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Aging is undoubtedly the most apparent and unavoidable manifestation of how anitya is both revealed by time and produced by it, how impermanence is manifest in every body.

From Nautilus

Highly contagious and manifesting in some with little or no symptoms, the virus has re-emerged in a number of places where it was thought to have been largely eliminated.

From Fortune

Swift explains that symptoms such as, say, loss of a sense of smell or taste are things that don’t manifest with Pfizer’s vaccine.

From Fortune

Conscience might manifest as the brain predicting how other people would view our actions.

From Vox

This could manifest most in the debate over whether Congress passes a separate defense spending bill.

From Washington Post

A Facebook photo from the event shows the manifestly proud papa beaming beside his son.

From The Daily Beast

His tone as captured by the video he then posted on Facebook  is not manifestly that of some a fanatic or a psychopath.

From The Daily Beast

He had gone on to live with aunt, Shirley Brown and an uncle, James Brown, who is a manifestly legitimate minister.

From The Daily Beast

If your selfie is so boring it manifestly bores even you, nobody wants to see it.

From The Daily Beast

The group that seemed as manifestly happy as de Blasio and his wife.

From The Daily Beast

Whether advocates and orators had liberty to plead in causes, manifestly known to be unjust, vexatious, or oppressive?

From Project Gutenberg

On the contrary, the full meaning of the act is manifestly opposed to such an idea.

From Project Gutenberg

Confessing here is manifestly parallel to the offering of the sacrifice of praise.

From Project Gutenberg

The two terms, therefore, manifestly stand connected with the representations given of a covenant state.

From Project Gutenberg

Matt's delight must have been reflected in his face, for Burke's interest in him manifestly deepened.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• apparently
• certainly
• definitely
• distinctly
• evidently
• obviously
• openly
• plainly
• positively
• precisely
• seemingly
• surely
• undoubtedly