adv
Meaning 1
Using or involving the face.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
facially
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Pronunciation
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/ˈfeɪʃəli/
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rare: /ˈfeɪʃli/
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adv
Meaning 2
In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, not-comparable
Topics: law
Examples
- Near-synonym: superficially
- If a judicial authorization is facially valid, the party challenging it will have the burden of proving that it was invalid.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: superficially
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with respect to the face
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English facially From facial + -ly.