evidentiary

adjective

ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē 

-chē-ˌer-ē

1

: being, relating to, or affording evidence

photographs of evidentiary value

2

: conducted so that evidence may be presented

an evidentiary hearing

Examples of evidentiary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Sacramento Bee attended both evidentiary hearings in the case; read through all court filings by Williams, the city and the judge; and reviewed hours of police bodycam footage of the sweeps that Sacramento submitted as evidence in the case. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Speaking to Janett Haas, senior vice president of executive thought leadership at Forbes, Mathewson shared his path to strategic success that offers evidentiary proof that early movers and adopters have a head start seizing competitiveness. — Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

At home, tens of millions of American fans had the chance to watch the replay, slowed down with evidentiary precision. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

Regulatory disagreement can make the public assume corruption when the real issue may be different evidentiary standards. — Alex Smolak, STAT, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for evidentiary

• plenipotentiary

Legal Definition

evidentiary

adjective

ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē 

1

: being, relating to, or affording evidence

photographs of evidentiary value

2

: conducted so that evidence may be presented

an evidentiary hearing

evidentiarily adverb