in appearance

idiom

: in the way one looks
He is still very youthful in appearance.

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This idea that the intellectual life is somehow opposed to an interest in appearance really doesn’t exist in Nigeria. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025 Stealthy in appearance, it was powered by the 3.5-liter M88/3 inline-6 engine shared by the M635 CSi. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025 Yet these men’s behavior was tightly circumscribed, at least in appearance. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025 Any small defect or difference in appearance will be noticeable on a character like Feathers, since the appearance is simple but difficult to animate. Ryan Fleming, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in appearance

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“In appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20appearance. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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