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visuallyin a way that relates to seeing or sight; in terms of visual appearance

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way that relates to seeing or sight; in terms of visual appearance

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvɪʒuəli/

Example Sentences

  • His PowerPoint was visually boring - just walls of text that put everyone to sleep.
  • The infographic made the complex data visually understandable.
  • She's visually impaired but has an amazing ability to 'see' people's true personalities.

visually

ADVERB

[/ˈvɪʒuəli/]

in a way that relates to seeing or sight; in terms of visual appearance

in a way that relates to seeing or sight; in terms of visual appearance
💡 Concept

in a way that relates to seeing or sight; in terms of visual appearance

Usually casual, but visually precise when needed!
🎵 Rhyme

Usually casual, but visually precise when needed!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈvɪʒuəli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈvɪʒuəli/

🌳Etymology

Rootvisual
Suffix--ly

Origin

Derived from Latin 'visus' (to see), the word evolved through the adjective 'visual' (relating to sight) with the addition of the adverbial suffix '-ly', forming an adverb that describes something done or perceived through vision.

Breakdown

visual (from Latin visus, meaning sight or vision) + -ly (adverbial suffix forming an adverb from an adjective).

🎵Rhyme

usuallycasuallymanually
usually
casually
manually

🔗Collocations

visually impaired
visually appealing
visually stunning
visually distinct
visually represent
visually oriented

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His PowerPoint was visually boring - just walls of text that put everyone to sleep.

The infographic made the complex data visually understandable.

She's visually impaired but has an amazing ability to 'see' people's true personalities.

😄 Fun example

The movie was visually spectacular but the plot had more holes than Swiss cheese.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

opticallyperceptiblyobservablyapparently

Antonyms

invisiblyimperceptibly

Related

visualvisionvisiblevisualizesight

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