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in a way that is clear or obvious to the mind or eye
The plan was manifestly absurd from the outset.
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From manifest + -ly. Manifest is from Latin manifestus ('clear, evident, caught in the act'), perhaps from manus ('hand') + -festus ('struck, seized').
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