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# visibly

adverb (visibly)

«visibly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Visibly means in a way that can be seen or noticed easily: «she was visibly upset». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x1)
- He was visibly nervous before his speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x2)
- The seedlings have visibly grown this week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x3)
- The dog was visibly happy to see us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x4)
- The old man was visibly tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x5)
- Her reading has visibly improved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x6)
- The ice cube was visibly smaller after ten minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «visibly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/visibly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«visibly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/visibly.html) on Mova free.