ˈseemingly

/ ˈsiːmɪŋlɪ /

adverb

1. in appearance but not necessarily in actuality

   with seemingly effortless ease

2. sentence modifier apparently; as far as one knows

   seemingly, he had few friends left

Example Sentences

With his Buddy Holly glasses, scruffy boho beard, floppy hair and turtleneck sweater, Adams — who is called the Big Lad — is lazily charismatic, with the precociously paternal air of a cool, or seemingly cool, assistant professor — he calls Dolours, who in real life was only two years younger, “child.”

From Los Angeles Times

They do a lot of seemingly silly things in an attempt to re-create aspects of the world in a lab, where they can be monitored and replicated over and over and over.

From Slate

These seemingly silly studies provide proof of a phenomenon—and sometimes exercises in serendipity.

From Slate

When people pull out these examples of inefficiency, mocking the seemingly silly “wastes” of government funding, what they are really showing is their ignorance.

From Slate

Why belatedly add chapters to a seemingly long-finished story?

From Los Angeles Times