Visibly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to
     see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]
     1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;
        perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot
        is visible on white paper.
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              Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible
              and invisible.                        --Bk. of Com.
                                                    Prayer.
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              Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.
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     2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.
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              The factions at court were greater, or more visible,
              than before.                          --Clarendon.
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     {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on
        earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as
        contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,
        consisting of sanctified persons.
  
     {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under
        {Apparent}.
        [1913 Webster] -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly},
        adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  visibly
       adv 1: in a visible manner; "he was visibly upset" [ant: {invisibly}]
       2: so as to be visible; "the sign was visibly displayed"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "visibly":
     actually, after a fashion, apparently, appreciably, as seen,
     assuredly, at a glance, at any rate, at best, at first sight,
     at least, at most, at sight, at the least, at the most,
     at the outside, at worst, by eyeball, by sight, certainly, clearly,
     comparatively, conspicuously, decidedly, definitely, demonstrably,
     detectably, discernibly, distinctly, evidently, explicitly,
     expressly, fairly, for a certainty, for real, glaringly,
     in a manner, in a way, in all conscience, in part, in some measure,
     incompletely, indeed, indubitably, leastwise, manifestly, markedly,
     merely, mildly, moderately, modestly, not comprehensively,
     not exhaustively, noticeably, observably, obviously, only,
     palpably, part, partially, partly, patently, perceivably,
     perceptibly, plainly, positively, prima facie, pro tanto,
     prominently, pronouncedly, purely, quite, really, recognizably,
     relatively, seeably, sensibly, seriously, simply, so far, somewhat,
     staringly, starkly, thus far, to a degree, to some degree,
     tolerably, truly, unambiguously, unconcealedly, undeniably,
     undisguisedly, unmistakably, verily, visually, with clarity,
     without doubt