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manifestly

American  
[man-uh-fest-lee] / ˈmæn əˌfɛst li /

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.


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Etymology

Origin of manifestly

manifest ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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"Manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings against public participation are a recent but increasingly prevalent phenomenon in the European Union," the Commission said on Wednesday in proposing new legal remedies for the bloc.

From Reuters • Apr. 27, 2022

Manifestly, however, those aren’t paid by Caruso but by his tenants and their customers, so it’s unclear what voters are supposed to make of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2022

Manifestly they either were lost or deliberately returning toward Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manifestly the ancient immigrant dream maintains its obstinate hold on the national imagination.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manifestly, what it means to us that God is Father depends on what we have come to see in fatherhood.

From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by King, Henry Churchill

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