All 6 Uses of
apparent
in
Typical American, by Gish Jen
- Mr. Fitt, apparently, had mobilized.†
Chpt 1.4apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- As he apparently, finally, deserved.†
Chpt 1.6
- Another, but over and over, with a collective sigh, the company was dragged back to its apparent fate, congratulating Old Chao on having received a tenure-track job offer just that afternoon.†
Chpt 2.14
- Old Chao hesitated, apparently aware that he was displaying more self-satisfaction than was seemly.
Chpt 2.14 *apparently = obviously
- She gave up straining to espy, past the apparently real, something denser.†
Chpt 4.36apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- Apparently.†
Chpt 5.46
Definition:
clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so