visibly

«visibly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (visibly)

meaning for a pupil

Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories «visibly» tells the reader that a feeling shows on a character's face or body: «visibly nervous», «visibly relieved», «visibly shaking». In science, «the plant had visibly grown» means you could see the change without measuring, though scientists still measure to be sure. Phrases: «visibly upset», «visibly shaken», «visibly tired», «visibly improved».

examples

• She was visibly upset after the argument. tree →
• He was visibly nervous before his speech. tree →
• The seedlings have visibly grown this week. tree →
• The dog was visibly happy to see us. tree →
• The old man was visibly tired. tree →
• Her reading has visibly improved. tree →
• The ice cube was visibly smaller after ten minutes. tree →

note

From «visible» (drop e, add -y): visibly. Opposite: invisibly. Related: vision, visible, visit — all about seeing.

In the corpora

• Hand gel does not clean well when hands are visibly dirty, and after touching farm animals soap and water work better than gel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «visibly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.