Main Entry: ev·i·dent·ly

Pronunciation: \ˈe-və-dənt-lē, -ə-ˌdent-, especially for 2 often ˌev-ə-ˈdent-\

Function: adverb

Date: 1609

1 : in an evident manner : clearly, obviously <any style…so evidently bad or second-rate — T. S. Eliot>
2 : on the basis of available evidence <he was born…evidently in Texas — Robert Coughlan>