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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English facially From facial + -ly.

1. Using or involving the face.

   “"The results showed that women were significantly more facially expressive than men for all emotion clips."”

2. In a facial manner; on its face; as something appears to an initial impression, prior to a deeper analysis.

   “Near-synonym: superficially”

   “If a judicial authorization is facially valid, the party challenging it will have the burden of proving that it was invalid.”