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manifestly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈmæn.ɪ.fɛst.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N AH0 F EH0 S T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a manifest manner; obviously.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • 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
  • he is plain stubborn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obviously, evidently, patently, apparently, plainly, plain

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hungarian: nyilvánvalóan — in a manifest manner
  • Latin: ēvidenter — in a manifest manner
  • Portuguese: manifestamente — in a manifest manner
  • Ukrainian: явно (javno) — in a manifest manner
  • Ukrainian: очевидно (očevydno) — in a manifest manner