facially

/ˈfeɪʃəli/

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rare/ˈfeɪʃli/

facially adverb: using or involving the face.

Adverb

facially (not comparable)

Using or involving the face.
- "The results showed that women were significantly more facially expressive than men for all emotion clips."2012, Janet Shibley Hyde, Nicole Else-Quest, Half the Human Experience
(especially) In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis.
- Near-synonym: superficially
- If a judicial authorization is facially valid, the party challenging it will have the burden of proving that it was invalid.
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superficially

Facially neutral legislation can be discriminatory [...]2023 July 7, Justice Anne MacTavish, “Haynes v. Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FCA 158”, in CanLII, retrieved 27 Oct 2024:
This information is redundant evidence of what is facially obvious: his unreadiness to manage the Pentagon’s almost $900 billion budget […]2025 January 24, George F. Will, “There are ample reasons, not about his personal life, for rejecting Hegseth. Opinion”, in Washington Post:

From facial + -ly.

What does facially mean?: Facially means using or involving the face.
How do you use facially in a sentence?: Facially neutral legislation can be discriminatory [...]
What part of speech is facially?: Facially is an adverb.
How do you pronounce facially?: Facially is pronounced /ˈfeɪʃəli/.

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