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Definition: Apparently |
ApparentlyAdverb1. 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". 2. Unmistakably; "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"; (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly' as in "he is plain stubborn"). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "apparently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Note: Apparently \Ap*par"ent*ly\, adverb 1. Visibly. [Obsolete]. (references) |
Synonyms: ApparentlySynonyms: evidently (adv), manifestly (adv), obviously (adv), on the face of it (adv), ostensibly (adv), patently (adv), plain (adv), plainly (adv), seemingly (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Probability | Adverb: probably; Adjective: belike; in all probability, in all likelihood; very likely, most likely; like enough; odds on, odds in favor, ten; to one; apparently, seemingly, according to every reasonable expectation; prim_ facie; to all appearance; (to the eye). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | A new man, sort of speak- like you. Apparently free (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) Apparently the best thing to do is cut up a corpse into six pieces and pile it all together (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Apparently, I used to run round naked in his paddling pool (Bridget Jones's Diary; writing credit: Helen Fielding) In this case, apparently as trustworthy as the World Almanac (All About Eve; writing credit: Joseph L. Mankiewicz) Well, apparently, we're both suffering from a deplorable lack of curiosity (The Sound of Music; writing credit: Richard Rodgers; Oscar Hammerstein II) | |
Clever | Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today. (references; author: Mark Twain) | |
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The neutrophils are apparently phagocytizing bacteria. The paired N. gonorrhoeae diplococci is the etiologic pathogen, a bacterium that grows and multiplies quickly in moist, warm areas of the body like the cervix, urethra, mouth, or rectum. Credit: CDC. | Astronomers have long been mystified by observations of a few hot, bright, apparently young ... Credit: NASA. | ||
![]() | Footprints in the sand. The large footprint at the top was apparently made by Homo sapiens. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Hammerhead shark passing bow of ALBATROSS IV while ship underway Apparently a hammerhead migration as ship saw hundreds of hammerheads swimming to northeast during the day. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
![]() | Apparently a tree-covered peninsula with a rocky shoreline. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | ![]() | Fisherman displaying fish caught in St. Paul Harbor. Umbrella hat frees hands for more important fishing tasks. Umbrella hat necessary to protect from frequent showers, not ward off the midnight sun. Apparently this fisherman did not consult the local weather forecast as a clear sky would indicate few showers . Credit: Fisheries. |
![]() | Plastic bags are meant to discourage boobies from landing on the masthead. Apparently they don't work. On the NOAA Ship McARTHUR during STAR 2000 operations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Figure 6. A tide meter or scale which was easily placed in areas where water level and observations of its changes were desired. Apparently this type of instrument was first used in the United States. One could make as observations during the day as required. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | Figure 48. Walker log, used to measure the speed of a ship under way. This instrument was towed behind a vessel and the number of turns of the rotor during a given interval was directly proportional to the speed of the vessel through the water. This instrument was apparently invented prior to 1882 and sold under the name "T. Walker's patent harpoon ship log.". Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | Let sleeping dogs lie unless the car starts to back up. Apparently there was no leash law at Puntarenas as dogs seemed to roam about the town at will. Credit: Small World. |
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| "Kefalonia" by Jay Heaviside Commentary: "A view down to myrtos beach, one of the most photographed beaches apparently." | "Exotic flowers 1" by Jocelyn Ng Commentary: "Weird exotic asian flowers, apparently they only blossom once every few years, caused much celebation in my house." |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | In order to arouse sympathy, the aristocracy were obliged to lose sight, apparently, of their own interests, and to formulate their indictment against the bourgeoisie in the interest of the exploited working class alone. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded | Carroll, Lewis | He had, apparently, finished the story that he was telling to the fly, and had found a new occupation |
Last Chance To See | Douglas Adams | And exactly what is meant by 'suddenly' I don't know because they've apparently been at it for ten years |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | They were documents, in short, not official, but of a private nature, or, at least, written in his private capacity, and apparently with his own hand |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | This is what He wishes apparently. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Such apparently slight causes destroyed Greece and Rome, and will destroy England and America |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The reason for the apparently increased survival time is unknown. (references) | |
It occurs primarily at night, when a child awakens, and is apparently related to migraine. (references) | ||
This increased sensitivity may explain some deaths occurring after apparently low doses of cocaine. (references) | ||
Business | During the same period, local governments apparently allocated almost $18 million to these institutions. (references) | |
While the bodybuilding boom is also generating sales, Germans apparently are not so much interested in training with iron weights simply to increase one's physical strength. (references) | ||
Mobile operators are apparently learning from this and move customers into high-value relationships, away from customer acquisition and into customer retention and ownership. (references) | ||
Children | Romania | In addition large numbers of impoverished and apparently homeless, but not necessarily orphaned, children were seen on the streets of the larger cities. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | A training center opened in Dabou in July 1999; however, the Ministry of Family, Women, and Children's Affairs reports that many street children apparently are reluctant to stay in a center where they earn no money and are subject to strict discipline. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Korea | The food crisis apparently has heightened government concern about antiregime activity. (references) |
Economic History | Kazakhstan | Pirated U.S. and Western movies are apparently not mass-produced in Kazakhstan. (references) |
Ireland | This culture apparently prospered, and the island became more densely populated. (references) | |
Saudi Arabia | For FY 2001, the government apparently used an average oil price of about $22 per barrel. (references) | |
Human Rights | Sri Lanka | Suspected criminals also apparently were tortured. (references) |
Korea | When trials are held, the Government apparently assigns lawyers. (references) | |
Haiti | After he apparently complained of hunger, prison guards beat Ambroise to death. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Malaysia | The NGO pointed out that the total area of land actually reserved for Orang Asli had declined, not increased, since 1990. Surveying and transfer of title apparently has proceeded very slowly; however, during the year, a number of Orang Asli received land titles, and several state governments announced that land was being set aside for Orang Asli. (references) |
Minorities | Mexico | The abuse related to these and other incidents apparently did not occur solely and exclusively on the basis of religion. (references) |
Indonesia | An upswelling of killings occurred in Central Sulawesi in November and December, apparently spurred by Laskar Jihad militants. (references) | |
Political Economy | BULGARIA | This right has apparently been freely exercised. (references) |
Nepal | On June 1, the late Crown Prince Dipendra apparently killed King Birendra and nine members of the royal family. (references) | |
Eritrea | An unknown number of additional persons also were detained without charge, apparently for political reasons, and denied visitors. (references) | |
Political Rights | Seychelles | Many Democratic Party supporters apparently voted for Ramkalawan. (references) |
Tajikistan | At least one prospective independent candidate for the Lower House of Parliament was prevented from registering for apparently political reasons. (references) | |
Bhutan | The persistence of traditional gender roles apparently accounts for a low proportion of women in government, although women have made visible gains. (references) | |
Travel | Spain | These attacks were apparently planned so as to avoid inflicting casualties. (references) |
Women | Saudi Arabia | Hospital workers report that many women are admitted for treatment of injuries that apparently result from spousal violence; hospitals now are required to report any suspicious injuries to authorities. (references) |
Afghanistan | The Taliban reversed its decision the next day, apparently accepting the WFP's explanation that female staff of the bakeries were not direct hire WFP employees and therefore not subject to the July 6 order. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Uzbekistan | Some factories apparently have reduced work hours in order to avoid layoffs. (references) |
Cuba | Industrial accidents apparently were frequent, but the Government suppressed such reports. (references) | |
Iran | Nevertheless, strikes occurred, apparently in increasing numbers as the economy has worsened. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | SEAL, n. A mark impressed upon certain kinds of documents to attest their authenticity and authority. Sometimes it is stamped upon wax, and attached to the paper, sometimes into the paper itself. Sealing, in this sense, is a survival of an ancient custom of inscribing important papers with cabalistic words or signs to give them a magical efficacy independent of the authority that they represent. In the British museum are preserved many ancient papers, mostly of a sacerdotal character, validated by necromantic pentagrams and other devices, frequently initial letters of words to conjure with; and in many instances these are attached in the same way that seals are appended now. As nearly every reasonless and apparently meaningless custom, rite or observance of modern times had origin in some remote utility, it is pleasing to note an example of ancient nonsense evolving in the process of ages into something really useful. Our word "sincere" is derived from sine cero, without wax, but the learned are not in agreement as to whether this refers to the absence of the cabalistic signs, or to that of the wax with which letters were formerly closed from public scrutiny. Either view of the matter will serve one in immediate need of an hypothesis. The initials L.S., commonly appended to signatures of legal documents, mean locum sigillis, the place of the seal, although the seal is no longer used -- an admirable example of conservatism distinguishing Man from the beasts that perish. The words locum sigillis are humbly suggested as a suitable motto for the Pribyloff Islands whenever they shall take their place as a sovereign State of the American Union. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Bob Schieffer | Well, you know, part of that time when they said he was at an undisclosed location, apparently he had taken off a couple days to go hunting. So I don't guess you can blame a fellow for doing that when the pheasant are running or whatever they do. |
Dennis Miller | The drug war has apparently worked to some degree, as both casual use and addiction have fallen in recent years. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Apparently" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 98.77% of the time. "Apparently" is used about 7,784 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 98.77% | 7,688 | 1,258 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.22% | 95 | 33,629 |
| Total | 100.00% | 7,784 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "apparently": apparently dead. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "apparently": apparently-green, apparently-inexorable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
apparently | 7 |
apparently no surprise | 3 |
apparently nothing | 2 |
11 apparently doubt have i more more no too | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "apparently"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | në dukje (flashily, seeming), me sa duket (obviously, presumably, presumedly, probably, seemingly, supposedly). (various references) | |
Arabic | كما يظهر, كما يبدو, بوضوح (clear, clearly, distinctly, evidently, fairly, obviously, overtly, patently, plain, plainly, pointedly, sharply, simply, visibly), بجلاء (clear, clearly, evidently, patently). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | явно (distinctly, evidently, manifestly, noticeably, obviously, pointedly, professedly, pronouncedly, visibly), както изглежда (seemingly), очевидно (evidently, obviously). (various references) | |
Chinese | 看來 (it appears, it seems, it seems that), 明显地 (manifestly, Obviously), 似乎 (as if, seemingly, to appear, to seem). (various references) | |
Czech | zřejmì (evidently, noticeably), podle všeho (by all accounts, presumably, seemingly), patrnì (evidently, noticeably, seemingly), jak se zdá. (various references) | |
Dutch | schýnbaar (seemingly), ogenschýnlýk (seemingly), naar het schýnt (seemingly), klaarblijkelijk (obviously), klaarblýkelýk (evident, obvious, obviously), in schýn (seemingly), duidelijk (clearly, evident, neat, net, obviously), duidelýk (cleanly cut, clear, clearly, distinct, evident, neat, net, obvious, obviously, plain, precise, precize, understandable), blijkbaar (obviously), blýkbaar (obviously). (various references) | |
Esperanto | evidente (obviously), ŝajne (seemingly). (various references) | |
Finnish | nähtävästi (evidently, seemingly), kaikesta päättäen (evidently). (various references) | |
French | apparemment. (various references) | |
Frisian | blykber (obviously). (various references) | |
German | scheinbar (apparent, feigned, formal, imaginary, ostensible, ostensive, seeming, seemingly), offenbar (apparent, confessedly, evident, manifest, manifestly, obvious, obviously), anscheinend (apparent, it appears that, seeming, seemingly). (various references) | |
Greek | κατά φαινόμενο, προφανώσ (obviously), φαινομενικώσ (seemingly), φαινομενικά (ostensibly). (various references) | |
Hebrew | כנראה (presumably, probably, seemingly). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyilvánvalóan (evidently, manifestly, naturally, obviously, palpably, professedly). (various references) | |
Indonesian | ternyata (it appear, it turned out), ecek (outwardly), duga-duga (seemingly). (various references) | |
Italian | evidentemente (clearly, evidently, obviously). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 思しい , 一角 (a narwhal, considerable, corner, full-fledged, point, section). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おぼしい, いっかく (a lot, a narwhal, corner, enclosure, one block, one grab, point, section). (various references) | |
Korean | 명백하게 (Apodictically, Categorically, Explicitly, manifestly, Overtly, unambiguously, undeniably). (various references) | |
Manx | dy baghtal (clearly, explicitly). (various references) | |
Norwegian | tilsynelatende. (various references) | |
Papiamen | aparentemente (seemingly), evidentemente (obviously). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | apparentlyay.(various references) | |
Polish | pozornie (seemingly), oczywiście (obviously, of course). (various references) | |
Portuguese | evidentemente (clear, evidently, glaringly, obviously, patently, sure), aparentemente (outwardly, seemingly). (various references) | |
Romanian | aparent (apparent, conspicuous, evident, ostensible, seeming, seemingly, sham, specious, visible), pasãmite, parcå (seemingly), evident (apparent, broad, clear, conspicuous, evident, explicit, it must be, manifestly, marked, nakedly, obvious, obviously, palpable, patent, patently, plain, prominent, sightly, visible), clar (apparent, articulate, banner, bright, broad, clean, clear, clear-cut, clearly, comprehensible, decided, definite, distinct, distinctly, evident, explicit, express, fair, flat, formal, Frank, incisive, legible, level headed, lightsome, limpid, lucid, luminous, manifest, marked, obvious, obviously, palpable, patently, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plainly, precise, pure, serene, simple, sound, tangible, terse, unequivocal, unmistakable). (various references) | |
Russian | явно (audibly, decidedly, evidently, explicitly, manifestly, obviously, patently, pointedly, professedly, unmitigatedly, visibly), видимо (evidently, visibly). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | očigledno (evidence: in evidence, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently). (various references) | |
Spanish | evidentemente (evidently, noticeably, obviously, palpably, patently), al parecer. (various references) | |
Swedish | tydligen (clearly, evidently, obviously, patently). (various references) | |
Thai | ชัดเจน (apparent, articulate, bold, clean-cut, clear, lively, luculent, obvious, tangible). (various references) | |
Turkish | anlaşılan (inferential), görünen o ki (in appearance, there is every appearance that), görünürde (in sight, seemingly, within sight), görünüşe göre (in appearance, in outward show, seemingly, to all appearances), belli ki (obviously). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | явно (audibly, barefacedly, decidedly, decisively, evidently, it is evident, obviously, overtly, professedly, signally, visibly), очевидно (audibly, clearly, evidently, it is evident, obviously, overtly, patently, pointedly, questionless, seemingly, transparently), мабуть (likely, maybe, ought, possibly, presumably, probably, yes), либонь, певно (belike, by all odds, expressly, likely, precisely, pronouncedly, reliably, surely). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Numbers Chapter 12, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Stoma kata stoma lalhsw autw en eidei kai ou di' ainigmatwn kai thn doxan kuriou eiden kai dia ti ouk efobhqhte katalalhsai kata tou qerapontoV mou mwush |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ore enim ad os loquor ei et palam non per enigmata et figuras Dominum videt quare igitur non timuistis detrahere servo meo Mosi |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Mouth forsothe to mouth I shal speke to hym, and opynly, and not bi derknesses and figuris he seeth God. Whi thanne dreden ye not to bacbite to my seruaunt Moyses? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Vnto him I speake mouth to mouth and he seeth the syght and the facyon of the Lorde ad not thorow rydels. Wherfore the were ye not afrayed to speake agenst my servaunte Moses? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: why then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | With him I will have talk mouth to mouth, openly and not in dark sayings; and with his eyes he will see the form of the Lord: why then had you no fear of saying evil against my servant Moses? |
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| Language | Numbers Chapter 12, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Uban kaniya makigsulti ako kaniya sa baba ug baba bisan sa dayag, ug dili pinaagi sa mangitngit nga mga pulong; ug makita niya ang dagway ni Jehova; busa ngano nga kamo walay kahadlok sa pagsulti batok sa akong alagad, batok kang Moises? |
| Croatian | Iz usta u usta njemu ja govorim, oèevidnošæu, a ne zagonetkama, i lik Jahvin on smije gledati. Kako se onda niste bojali govoriti protiv sluge moga Mojsija?" |
| Danish | med ham taler jeg Ansigt til Ansigt, ikke i Syner eller Gåder, han skuer HERRENs Skikkelse; hvor tør I da tage til Orde mod min Tjener Moses?" |
| Dutch | Van mond tot mond spreek Ik met hem, en door aanzien, en niet door duistere woorden; en de gelijkenis des HEEREN aanschouwt hij; waarom dan hebt gijlieden niet gevreesd tegen Mijn knecht, tegen Mozes, te spreken? |
| Finnish | hänen kanssaan minä puhun suusta suuhun, avoimesti enkä peitetyin sanoin, ja hän saa katsella Herran muotoa. Miksi ette siis peljänneet puhua minun palvelijaani Moosesta vastaan?" |
| French | Je lui parle bouche à bouche, je me révèle à lui sans énigmes, et il voit une représentation de l`Éternel. Pourquoi donc n`avez-vous pas craint de parler contre mon serviteur, contre Moïse? |
| German | Mündlich rede ich mit ihm, und er sieht den HERRN in seiner Gestalt, nicht durch dunkle Worte oder Gleichnisse. Warum habt ihr euch denn nicht gefürchtet, wider meinen Knecht Mose zu reden? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dan Aku berbicara dengan dia berhadapan muka, secara jelas dan tidak dengan teka-teki. Bahkan rupa-Ku pun sudah dilihatnya! Mengapa kamu berani melawan Musa, hamba-Ku itu?" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | karena Aku berkata-kata dengan dia mulut dengan mulut, maka jikalau dengan khayal sekalipun, bukan dengan penerka: bahkan, dipandangnya pula akan peta Tuhan, maka bagaimana tiada kamu takut berbantah-bantah dengan Musa, hamba-Ku ini? |
| Italian | Bocca a bocca parlo con lui, |
| Maori | Ka korero ahau ki a ia, he mangai, he mangai, he korero mata nui, kahore hoki he kupu ngaro; a e kite ano ia i te ahua o Ihowa: he aha ra korua te wehi ai ki te whakahe mo taku pononga, mo Mohi? |
| Norwegian | Munn til munn taler jeg med ham, klart og ikke i gåter, og han skuer Herrens skikkelse. Hvorledes kunde I da våge å tale ille om Moses, min tjener? |
| Portuguese | boca a boca falo com ele, claramente e não em enigmas; pois ele contempla a forma do Senhor. Por que, pois, não temestes falar contra o meu servo, contra Moisés? |
| Rumanian | Eu ki vorbesc gurq cqtre gurq, Mq descopqr lui nu prin lucruri grele de knyeles, ci el vede chipul Domnului. Cum de nu v`ayi temut deci sq vorbiyi kmpotriva robului Meu, kmpotriva lui Moise?`` |
| Russian | ХУФБНЙ Л ХУФБН ЗПЧПТА с У ОЙН, Й СЧОП, Б ОЕ Ч ЗБДБОЙСИ, Й ПВТБЪ зПУРПДБ ПО ЧЙДЙФ; ЛБЛ ЦЕ ЧЩ ОЕ ХВПСМЙУШ ХРТЕЛБФШ ТБВБ нПЕЗП, нПЙУЕС? |
| Spanish | Cara a cara hablo con él, en persona, y no por enigmas. Y él contempla la apariencia de Jehovah. ¿Por qué, pues, no tuvisteis temor de hablar contra mi siervo, contra Moisés? |
| Swedish | Muntligen talar jag med honom, öppet och icke i förtäckta ord, och han får skåda HERRENS gestalt. Varför haven I då icke haft försyn för att tala illa om min tjänare Mose?" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "apparently": inapparently. (additional references) | |
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"Apparently" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aparantly, aparentlie, aparently, apparantly, apparentlyy, apparrantly, appearently, apperently, parently. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "apparently" (pronounced upe"runtlē) |
| 8 | -p e" r u n t l ē | transparently. |
| 6 | -r u n t l ē | coherently, differently, flagrantly, incoherently, inherently. |
| 5 | -u n t l ē | abundantly, accidently, adamantly, ardently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, imminently, impatiently, importantly, imprudently, inadvertently, incessantly, incompetently, independently, indignantly, inefficiently, infrequently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, predominantly, presently, prominently, prudently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, reverently, significantly, silently, stridently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently. |
| 4 | -n t l ē | bluntly, jointly, faintly, gently, intently, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly. |
| 3 | -t l ē | abruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-l-n-p-p-r-t-y" | |
-1 letter: planetary. | |
-2 letters: apparent, parental, parlante, paternal, prenatal, preplant, trappean. | |
-3 letters: apetaly, aplenty, apparel, apteral, palpate, papyral, parapet, peartly, penalty, peytral, planate, plantar, planter, platane, playpen, plenary, preanal, preplan, pteryla, reapply, replant. | |
-4 letters: antler, antral, apneal, appeal, appear, arpent, earlap, elytra, enrapt, entrap, lanate, lapper, lappet, learnt, lyrate, napery, napper, nearly, neatly, palate, palter, paltry. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-e-l-n-p-p-r-t-y" | |
+2 letters: inapparently. | |
+4 letters: protoplanetary. | |
+5 letters: inappropriately, presynaptically. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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