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manifestly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst.li/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English manifest Middle English -ly English -ly English manifestly From manifest + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a manifest manner; obviously.
   • Folk lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal. 1900 April, L[yman] Frank Baum, “Introduction”, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., published 17 May 1900, →OCLC:
   • He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair. 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2012, page 162:

Forms

Synonyms

evidently · clearly · plainly

Translations (5)

uk явно (in a manifest manner) · la ēvidenter (in a manifest manner) · uk очевидно (in a manifest manner) · hu nyilvánvalóan (in a manifest manner) · pt manifestamente (in a manifest manner)