from appearances alone
"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"
"the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"
"had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"
"on the face of it the problem seems minor"
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
"the answer is obviously wrong"
"she was in bed and evidently in great pain"
"he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"
"it is all patently nonsense"
"she has apparently been living here for some time"
"I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"
"You are plainly wrong"
"he is plain stubborn"
Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.
"Apparently, the bridge is closed for repairs since we can't see any cars crossing it anymore."
In plain English: Apparently means something seems to be true based on what you see or hear, even if it might not actually be the case.
"Apparently, the meeting was cancelled due to the rain."
Usage: Use "apparently" to indicate that something seems true based on available evidence or appearance, even if you are not certain it is actually the case. Avoid using it when you have direct knowledge of a fact, as that implies a lack of confirmation where none exists.
Apparently comes from the word apparent, which entered English via French and Latin to mean something that is clearly visible or obvious. The suffix -ly was added later to create an adverb describing how a situation seems to be true based on what can be seen.