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palesemente

obviously

adverb pah-leh-zeh-MEN-teh Rare

Also means

manifestly

Usage Note

Palesemente derives from palese ('evident, manifest') and means in an obvious, undisguised way. It often underscores blatant dishonesty or contradiction: mente palesemente ('he's obviously lying'). It is slightly more formal than chiaramente and carries a stronger implication that something is self-evident to any observer.

Examples

"La sua risposta era palesemente falsa."

Natural Translation

His answer was obviously false.

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