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| apparently |
judging from all available information or visible evidence; seemingly. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue streak |
something fast and seemingly endless, as some talk. [1/2 definitions] |
| collage |
a type of visual art work in which diverse and often seemingly incongruous materials, such as photographs, buttons, hair, and the like, are pasted upon a surface, often with added marks or writing. |
| crib death |
sudden infant death syndrome, the unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant, usu. occurring within the first year of life, and usu. occurring in the infant's sleep. |
| dormant |
asleep or seemingly asleep; sluggish. [1/5 definitions] |
| dryness |
quiet, seemingly unconscious humor. [1/3 definitions] |
| eternity |
a seemingly endless or extremely long time. [1/3 definitions] |
| freak1 |
something highly unusual and seemingly without cause, such as a snowstorm in summer or a sudden, radical change of mind. [1/4 definitions] |
| furtive |
seemingly underhanded; shifty. [1/2 definitions] |
| glide |
to move in a smooth and seemingly effortless manner. [1/9 definitions] |
| insidious |
seemingly or outwardly harmless, but actually very dangerous. [1/2 definitions] |
| interminable |
endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long. |
| kick upstairs |
(informal) to promote (someone) to a seemingly higher-level job having less responsibility, so as to both flatter and dispose of this person. |
| kittenish |
lively and innocent, or seemingly so. |
| lithesome |
characterized by light, graceful, seemingly effortless movements; lithe; lissome. |
| night and day |
without rest or interruption; unceasingly or seemingly unceasingly. |
| opinionated |
having definite and unchangeable opinions, often seemingly on all subjects. |
| outwardly |
seemingly or apparently. [1/2 definitions] |
| phantom |
seemingly real but actually nonexistent. [1/4 definitions] |
| rationalization |
the act or process of accounting for one's behavior, events, or the like, with seemingly reasonable and logical explanations which are actually self-serving attempts to excuse or justify. |
| remote |
distracted or seemingly distracted from the people or business at hand. [1/7 definitions] |
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