Apparently
Apparently adverb - To all outward appearances.
Usage example: apparently, her husband didn't know the cake was for the raffle, since he helped himself to a piece
Likely and apparently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Likely" instead an adverb "Apparently".
Nearby Word: apparent
Likely
Likely adverb - By reasonable assumption.
Apparently and likely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apparently" instead an adverb "Likely".
Nearby Word: like
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- There's a truly startling moment in Angel where Spike instructs Angel to "wank off," the writer apparently believing this is analogous to "piss off." It really isn't, and the British phrase would be more likely to be "wank yourself off".
Source: Did Not Do the Bloody Research - Played straight with Haru, from Team Spring, who apparently knows Morse without having really studied - but since he's a musical genius with good rhythm, he likely picked it up that way.
Source: Everyone Knows Morse -
Worse yet, the cover and advertising was apparently designed to appeal to a mainstream romance audience, who likely won't like the book at all as it's more of a thriller.
Source: Audience-Alienating Premise
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