Definition of In spite of appearance

1. Adverb. In reality. "She is very kind at heart"

Exact synonyms: At Bottom, At Heart, Deep Down, Inside

Lexicographical Neighbors of In Spite Of Appearance

in small stages
in so far
in so far as
in so many words
in some manner
in some respects
in some way
in someone's shoes
in someone's wheelhouse
in something's way
in sort
in spades
in specie
in spirit
in spite of
in spite of appearance (current term)
in stages
in step
in stitches
in stock(p)
in store
in store(p)
in straitened circumstances(p)
in stride
in style
in style(p)
in sum
in summary
in suspense(p)
in tandem

Literary usage of In spite of appearance

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Crime in England: Illustrating the Changes of the Laws in the by Luke Owen Pike (1873)
"In spite of Appearance persecution at home, they succeeded in making of heretics in England. numerous converts abroad. One of them, known as that of the ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"... by the defendant, and even in spite of appearance unless the defendant can satisfy a judge that he has a defence or ought to be allowed to defend. ..."

3. A Digest of the Law of Libel and Slander: The Evidence, Procedure, and by William Blake Odgers (1887)
"Either the owner, or any other person claiming to be the owner, of such books and pictures may appear: but if no one appears, or if in spite of appearance ..."

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