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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 : 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

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Examples of evidently in a Sentence

Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.
“We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”

First Known Use of evidently

1609

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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