seeminglyadv.

/ˈsiːmɪŋli/

Forms: Also Middle English semeinly, 1500s semyngly.

Etymology: < seeming adj. + -ly suffix².

1. Fittingly, becomingly. Now somewhat rare.

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society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adverb]

rightlyeOE

arightc970

rightOE

properly?c1225

goodc1275

rightfully1340

truly1340

tallya1375

featlya1400

rekenlyc1400

communablya1425

fitc1440

accordantlyc1443

accordinglyc1443

justilyc1450

seemingly1483

fitlyc1550

conveniently1569

arightly1588

legitimately1593

fittinglya1643

legitimously1657

honest-like1807

1483 Cath. Angl. 329/1 Semeinly, decenter, conuenienter, eleganter, & cetera.

a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §112 117 The tenant..is to come seemingly apparelled.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3804/2 The Temporal Lords, did their Homage, and seemingly kissed Her Majesty's Left Cheek.

1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 93/1 Try and bear yourselves more seemingly.

a. To external appearance, apparently. (Distinguished from but not necessarily opposed to really.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently

in semblant?a1366

quasi1485

cloakedlya1500

appearingly1554

in show1556

apparentlya1572

pearinglya1578

with show1614

seeminglya1616

seemingly1715

seemly1821

in semblance1864

semblably1889

mbu2002

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. vi. 32 To this her Mothers plot She seemingly obedient..likewise hath Made promise to the Doctor.

1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 196 One of these seemingly deuout Abdals.

1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xi. 10 Now the City-Dame was so well bred, as seemingly to take All in Good Part.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. vii. 123 Things seemingly the most insignificant imaginable.

1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina ii, in Moral Tales II. 41 A young lady, seemingly not more than sixteen years of age.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. vii. 109 A combination of circumstances seemingly more favourable to the enterprise..could scarcely be looked for.

1893 Law Times 95 28/1 The Director..managed to get the better of the Lord Chief Justice..and is seemingly desirous that the facts of the victory should be fully known.

†b. ? nonce-use. ? So as to seem real. Obsolete.

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1602 Kyd's Spanish Trag. (new ed.) iii. sig. H4 Canst paint a dolefull crie? Paint. Seemingly, sir.

a. So far as it appears from the evidence; so far as one can judge by circumstances.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently

in semblant?a1366

quasi1485

cloakedlya1500

appearingly1554

in show1556

apparentlya1572

pearinglya1578

with show1614

seeminglya1616

seemingly1715

seemly1821

in semblance1864

semblably1889

mbu2002

1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 73 It must be done! however difficult, however seemingly fruitless, and to no purpose.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. iii. §6. 293 Where they are opposite, or seemingly so, we may suppose them to..restrain one another.

1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. ix. 307 Through French influence the rupture with Scotland had been seemingly healed.

1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 434 The seemingly true belief that God is our guardian.

1892 Speaker 3 Sept. 279/1 The prisoners..were cheered on leaving, but seemingly only by their own claque.

b. In combinations (usually hyphenated) with adjectives in the sense of ‘apparently ——’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > seeming or apparent

huedc1000

showing?c1400

seemlya1450

apparissaunt1485

superficial1616

specious1617

semblable1627

apparent1645

representative1646

skin-deep1653

appearing1656

seemingly1725

semblative1814

semblant1840

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. Observ. 49 This seemingly-trifling circumstance is an instance.

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xviii. 158 What excellence shines out in full lustre, on this unaffected and seemingly little occasion.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. viii. 174 More than once some..question of his had..opened up ugly depths of doubt, even on the most seemingly-palpable certainties.

c. parenthetically. As it seems.

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1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus v. 285 Not that there is any Thing Material wherein they vary or disagree, tho' seemingly they may teach us inconsistent Lessons.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 289 The contending parties, seemingly, were partizans of Douglas, known by the cognizance of the Bloody Heart, and citizens of the town of Perth.

1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood xxix Some women..have done this, and, seemingly, done well.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	seemingly
释义	seeminglyadv. /ˈsiːmɪŋli/ Forms: Also Middle English semeinly, 1500s semyngly. Etymology: < seeming adj. + -ly suffix². 1. Fittingly, becomingly. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adverb] rightlyeOE arightc970 rightOE properly?c1225 goodc1275 rightfully1340 truly1340 tallya1375 featlya1400 rekenlyc1400 communablya1425 fitc1440 accordantlyc1443 accordinglyc1443 justilyc1450 seemingly1483 fitlyc1550 conveniently1569 arightly1588 legitimately1593 fittinglya1643 legitimously1657 honest-like1807 1483 Cath. Angl. 329/1 Semeinly, decenter, conuenienter, eleganter, & cetera. a1640 T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) §112 117 The tenant..is to come seemingly apparelled. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3804/2 The Temporal Lords, did their Homage, and seemingly kissed Her Majesty's Left Cheek. 1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 93/1 Try and bear yourselves more seemingly. 2. a. To external appearance, apparently. (Distinguished from but not necessarily opposed to really.) ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently in semblant?a1366 quasi1485 cloakedlya1500 appearingly1554 in show1556 apparentlya1572 pearinglya1578 with show1614 seeminglya1616 seemingly1715 seemly1821 in semblance1864 semblably1889 mbu2002 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. vi. 32 To this her Mothers plot She seemingly obedient..likewise hath Made promise to the Doctor. View more context for this quotation 1634 T. Herbert Relation Some Yeares Trauaile 196 One of these seemingly deuout Abdals. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xi. 10 Now the City-Dame was so well bred, as seemingly to take All in Good Part. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. vii. 123 Things seemingly the most insignificant imaginable. 1801 M. Edgeworth Angelina ii, in Moral Tales II. 41 A young lady, seemingly not more than sixteen years of age. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. vii. 109 A combination of circumstances seemingly more favourable to the enterprise..could scarcely be looked for. 1893 Law Times 95 28/1 The Director..managed to get the better of the Lord Chief Justice..and is seemingly desirous that the facts of the victory should be fully known. †b. ? nonce-use. ? So as to seem real. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1602 Kyd's Spanish Trag. (new ed.) iii. sig. H4 Canst paint a dolefull crie? Paint. Seemingly, sir. 3. a. So far as it appears from the evidence; so far as one can judge by circumstances. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adverb] > seemingly or apparently in semblant?a1366 quasi1485 cloakedlya1500 appearingly1554 in show1556 apparentlya1572 pearinglya1578 with show1614 seeminglya1616 seemingly1715 seemly1821 in semblance1864 semblably1889 mbu2002 1715 D. Defoe Family Instructor I. i. i. 73 It must be done! however difficult, however seemingly fruitless, and to no purpose. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. iii. §6. 293 Where they are opposite, or seemingly so, we may suppose them to..restrain one another. 1856 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1858) II. ix. 307 Through French influence the rupture with Scotland had been seemingly healed. 1875 B. Jowett tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 434 The seemingly true belief that God is our guardian. 1892 Speaker 3 Sept. 279/1 The prisoners..were cheered on leaving, but seemingly only by their own claque. b. In combinations (usually hyphenated) with adjectives in the sense of ‘apparently ——’. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > seeming or apparent huedc1000 showing?c1400 seemlya1450 apparissaunt1485 superficial1616 specious1617 semblable1627 apparent1645 representative1646 skin-deep1653 appearing1656 seemingly1725 semblative1814 semblant1840 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. v. Observ. 49 This seemingly-trifling circumstance is an instance. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison III. xviii. 158 What excellence shines out in full lustre, on this unaffected and seemingly little occasion. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. viii. 174 More than once some..question of his had..opened up ugly depths of doubt, even on the most seemingly-palpable certainties. c. parenthetically. As it seems. ΚΠ 1702 S. Parker tr. Cicero Five Bks. De Finibus v. 285 Not that there is any Thing Material wherein they vary or disagree, tho' seemingly they may teach us inconsistent Lessons. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xi, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 289 The contending parties, seemingly, were partizans of Douglas, known by the cognizance of the Bloody Heart, and citizens of the town of Perth. 1863 A. D. T. Whitney Faith Gartney's Girlhood xxix Some women..have done this, and, seemingly, done well. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1483
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