Antonyms for palpably


Grammar : Adv
Spell : pal-puh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl pə bəl


Definition of palpably

Origin :
  • late 14c., "that can be touched," from Late Latin palpabilis "that may be touched or felt," from Latin palpare "touch gently, stroke" (see feel (v.)). Figurative sense of "easily perceived, evident" also is from late 14c. Related: Palpably.
  • As in materially : adv concerning matter
  • As in apparently : adv obviously
Example sentences :
  • Is it his fancy that at this moment brings them so palpably to him?
  • Extract from : « The Elm Tree Tales » by F. Irene Burge Smith
  • The scene bore all too palpably the marks of violence and bloodshed.
  • Extract from : « Leading Articles on Various Subjects » by Hugh Miller
  • I am sorry that the notion should so palpably wake your Lordship's amazement.
  • Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever
  • It is so palpably against them that he has to get rid of the most of them to make it stand.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 » by Various
  • The laugh was shifting to the other side of their mouths most palpably.
  • Extract from : « Life On The Mississippi, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • But his snicker was palpably an assumption of unconcern he did not possess.
  • Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London
  • But why, I wondered, was Lola so palpably beneath her influence?
  • Extract from : « The Golden Face » by William Le Queux
  • The rank of the country was as palpably on James's side as was the populace.
  • Extract from : « Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry » by Thomas Davis
  • The little novelist was palpably uncertain as to whom the name belonged.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • So much he said, palpably, though to himself, with his inner voice.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope

Synonyms for palpably

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