manifestly
9
5.6
- adverb
- /ˈmænɪfɛstli/
- Formal
:
manifiestamente
- The benefits of regular exercise are manifestly clear to anyone who has experienced its effects.
- manifestly absurd
- manifestly unfair
- manifestly illegal
It's it's just, it's manifestly unconstitutional.
- It's it's just, it's manifestly unconstitutional.
- So, you know, it's just aggressive defense of asking us to believe what's just manifestly not true.
- In the case of painting, once the artist has finished her creative activity, the painted canvas itself is manifestly the work of art.
- How well learning systems is your manifestly non biological, how important they can be actually and and how important and how useful they can be in AI?
Examples
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Based on all available information this court manifestly disagrees with the government's sentencing recommendation.
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And look, this is someone who is manifestly unqualified for the job that he seeks.
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The position of our agency is, for once, manifestly clear.
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Because I think that is manifestly unfair.
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Because people, on the whole, think that the tax is manifestly unfair.
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And that is manifestly absurd.
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Sometimes an order, even one given by the commander-in-chief, is manifestly illegal.
Academic text (1992) -
At present, the cost is borne by the Third World alone, which is manifestly unfair.
Academic text (1991) -
His judgment has been manifestly impaired in the past but appears to be considerably improved at present.
Academic text (2000) -
The U.S. National Security Strategy manifestly identifies issues such as emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as threats.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
In a way that is easy to see or understand
881
1.0
In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand
185
3.5
It is clear from facts or signs
76
3.2
In a way that is clear and easy to notice
68
1.8
In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand
50
1.6
In a way that people can see
37
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
30
2.8
In a way that is easy to see or recognize
25
5.6
Clearly easy to see or understand
19
5.5
Can be clearly shown to be true by facts or proof
16
5.3
In a way that is easy to see or notice
13
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
9
5.5
Clearly so people understand it in only one way
7
4.8
In a way that is very obvious and often unpleasant
5
3.9
In a clear way people can easily understand
3
5.2
In a way that is easy to notice
1
5.7
In a way that is easy to see or notice
In a clear, simple way that people can understand
In a way that can be easily noticed
Antonyms
How Clear
13
4.1
- Formal
9
5.6
∞
1.0
881
1.0
816
2.0
115
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word manifestly comes from manifest, which comes from Latin manus meaning 'hand', because something you could hold or touch was seen as plain and obvious. So manifestly means 'clearly' or 'obviously'.