in appearance

idiom

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

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Wingless nymphs are flattened, oval and almost scale-like in appearance. Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025 Giving form to breath and sickly in appearance, these sculptures capture the vulnerability of the DTES community. Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 How the Genetic Code Works That code is both deceptively simple in appearance, but amazingly complicated in function. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 Every choice in appearance reflects the pride, purpose, and inherited legacy of our brotherhood. Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 20 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2025.

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