evidently

[ev-i-duhnt-lee, -dent-, ev-i-dent-lee]

adverb

1. obviously; apparently.

evidently

/ ˈɛvɪdəntlɪ /

adverb

1. without question; clearly; undoubtedly

2. to all appearances; apparently

   they are evidently related

Word History and Origins

Origin of evidently¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; evident, -ly

Synonym Study

See clearly.

Example Sentences

That poem, aptly titled “The Bells,” uses so many different words to describe the sounds made by bells that Mr. Poe evidently ran out and had to invent a new one: “tintinnabulation.”

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The children, whose nighttime vision was evidently far keener than her own, seemed to be busy arranging something at her feet.

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They found her van about 20 metres from the house, wedged into vegetation, having evidently slid off the driveway.

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He hadn’t done much business with Morgan Stanley, but evidently Morgan Stanley, too, wanted to buy whatever he had.

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In the case of this year’s Dodgers, starting pitching evidently can be, too.

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• manifestly 
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• seemingly 
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