manifestly C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈmænəfɛstli/ UK /ˈmænɪfɛstli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a way that is clear or obvious to the mind or eye The plan was manifestly absurd from the outset. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that is clear or... clearlyobviouslyevidentlyplainlypatentlyapparentlyunmistakably ↔ Opposites obscurelyambiguouslydoubtfully Word family Related forms manifestmanifestationmanifesto Etymology AI details From manifest + -ly. Manifest is from Latin manifestus ('clear, evident, caught in the act'), perhaps from manus ('hand') + -festus ('struck, seized'). manifestus Latin manus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # manifestly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈmænəfɛstli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmænɪfɛstli/ ## Meanings 1. in a way that is clear or obvious to the mind or eye ## Examples - The plan was manifestly absurd from the outset. ## Synonyms - clearly - obviously - evidently - plainly - patently - apparently - unmistakably ## Antonyms - obscurely - ambiguously - doubtfully ## Related Forms - manifest - manifestation - manifesto ## Roots and Affixes - Root: manifestus - Root: manus ## Etymology From manifest + -ly. Manifest is from Latin manifestus ('clear, evident, caught in the act'), perhaps from manus ('hand') + -festus ('struck, seized'). ## AI Etymology Manifestly is from manifest + -ly. Manifest is from Latin manifestus ('clear, evident, caught in the act'), perhaps from manus ('hand') + -festus ('struck, seized'). Important recorded forms include manifestus (Latin) and manus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers in a way that is clear or obvious to the mind or eye. The wider family includes related words such as manifest, manifestation, and manifesto. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown