ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Facially

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfeɪʃəli/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Facially is an adverb meaning Using or involving the face.

Meaning

Using or involving the face.

More Meanings

  1. (especially law) In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: superficially
"The results showed that women were significantly more facially expressive than men for all emotion clips."
If a judicial authorization is facially valid, the party challenging it will have the burden of proving that it was invalid.
An independent forensic accountant found evidence of gross financial mismanagement while Hegseth was administering two small nonprofits. This information is redundant evidence of what is facially obvious: his unreadiness to manage the Pentagon’s almost $900 billion budget […]

Synonyms for facially

Depending on context, synonyms include superficially.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include appearance, seemingly, surficially, constitutionally, optically, somesthetically.

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