apparently /əˈpæɹəntli/ adverb4 •used when you think something is true only because you heard or read it somewhereApparently you are quite a good dancer. •According to what one can deduce.Peridot: I can tell you with certainty that there are things on this planet worth protecting! Yellow Diamond: What do you know about the Earth?! Peridot: Apparently more than you, you clod! — 2016 •Seemingly; in appearance.A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart. •(rare) Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.If he should scorn me so apparently. — 1591 formsmore apparently · most apparently