# seemingly

Pronunciation: say "SEE-ming-lee" /ˈsiːmɪŋli/

## Adverb

1. According to how something appears, though not necessarily in reality.
   - Simple: Based on how something looks, even though it might not really be that way.
   - _The two leaders shook hands and ended a seemingly endless dispute._
   - _He stayed calm throughout the crisis, seemingly untroubled by the chaos around him._
2. In a fitting, decorous manner that observes propriety.
   - Simple: In a way that is proper and fits good manners.

## Origin

From Middle English semyngly, equivalent to "seeming" combined with the suffix "-ly".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/seemingly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).