manifestly

[ man-uh-fest-lee ]

adverb

1. in a way that can be readily seen by the eye or the understanding; plainly or obviously; evidently:

   It can sometimes feel like amputated limbs are still there, even when they're manifestly not.

Other Words From

• non·man·i·fest·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of manifestly¹

manifest ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

In the mid-1800s, famed naturalist Charles Darwin wrote that "the lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery."

From Science Daily

The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy.

From Los Angeles Times

And although our tax system is manifestly full of anomalies and illogicalities, when it comes to pensions specifically, economists often share a broad vision of what a fiscally neutral tax system should try to do.

From BBC

He's world-famous, extremely wealthy, narcissistic, unstable, politically ambitious, lacks any self-awareness and is manifestly unfit — except it turned out that he's actually a right-wing anti-semite.

From Salon

“The exclusion of fully disabled veterans ‘who, by their service, would most benefit being in these units’ is manifestly unjust,” plaintiffs’ attorneys wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• apparently
• certainly
• definitely
• distinctly
• evidently
• obviously
• openly
• plainly
• positively
• precisely
• seemingly
• surely
• undoubtedly