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Seemingly/seemly
What's the defference of seemingly from seemly in a context? Please, give me some possible ways of using seemly but where it is not seemingly.
What if I say: that was a man who is seemly more than 20 years of age? or that was a man who is seemingly more than 20 years of age?
Well.. they both seem to be similar to each other for me :(
Sep 12, 2012 5:45 PM
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"Seemly" is not a word in English. "Seemingly" is a word, and it means "it appears to be." Example:
We were surprised to discover this seemingly successful man actually had no money.
September 12, 2012
lvirtuozlrus,
Seemly (formal and old-fashioned)
1. good-looking; attractive красивый
-She was a seemly woman and rich as well.
2. comforming to propriety or good taste. приличный
-It would not be seemly to eat spaghetti with your fingers at a wedding banquet.
Seemingly
Appearing to be true but not being true or certain
-Seemingly, the kittens have been living on the street for months. казалось бы
-That was a man who is seemingly more than twenty years old. по-видимому
September 12, 2012
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