All 4 Uses of
apparent
in
Gifted Hands
- Apparently my eyes had worsened gradually, and I had no idea they were so bad.†
p. 29.5apparently = obviously or clearly; or seemingly so (appearing clear or obvious--though not necessarily so)
- Because the Carson brothers made such good showings, our performance apparently upset a few of the White people.†
p. 40.3 *
- The procedure seemed simple and obvious—once I'd reasoned it out—but apparently no one had thought of it before.†
p. 102.4
- When it became apparent that she was going to recover, we took her back to surgery, and I replaced the portion of her skull that had been removed.†
p. 169.4
Definition:
clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so