〜げに

Pattern
〜げに
Level
N2
Reading
げに
Meaning
seeming, appearing to (adverbial)
Attaches to
な-adjective stem / い-adjective stem
Nuance & register

Formal, used to describe the manner of an action.

Example

彼は満足げにうなずいた。

Easily confused with

〜そうに

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