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adverb ev·i·dent·ly \ˈe-və-dənt-lē, -ə-ˌdent-, especially for sense 2 often ˌev-ə-ˈdent-\

Definition of evidently

  1. 1 :  in an evident manner :  clearly, obviously any style … so evidently bad or second-rate — T. S. Eliot

  2. 2 :  on the basis of available evidence he was born … evidently in Texas — Robert Coughlan

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Examples of evidently in a Sentence

  1. Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.

  2. “We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”

First Known Use of evidently

1609

evidently Synonyms

Synonyms
apparently, ostensibly, ostensively, presumably, putatively, seemingly, supposedly
Related Words
externally, outwardly, visibly; believably, credibly; assumably, likely, presumedly, probably; conceivably, maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly, professedly, supposably; allegedly, purportedly, reportedly, reputedly; clearly, distinctly, manifestly, obviously, plainly, self-evidently; assuredly, positively, surely
Near Antonyms
implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incredibly

EVIDENTLY Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of evidently for English Language Learners

  • : in a way that can be easily seen or noticed : in an evident way

  • —used to describe something that appears to be true based on what is known

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