Usage Note
Visiblemente modifies adjectives or past participles and stresses that something is evident to an observer — estaba visiblemente emocionado (he was visibly moved). It often appears in journalistic prose and implies that an emotional or physical state could be witnessed directly. As with most Spanish adverbs ending in -mente, it is invariable.
Examples
"La actriz estaba visiblemente nerviosa en el estreno."
Natural Translation
The actress was visibly nervous at the premiere.
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