evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈe-və-dənt-lē 

-ə-ˌdent-,

especially for sense 2 often

ˌev-ə-ˈdent- 

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

Synonyms

• apparently
• ostensibly
• ostensively
• presumably
• putatively
• seemingly
• supposedly

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!”

Recent Examples on the Web

The county contractor evidently refuses to comply or the county staff just do nothing to correct this issue. —Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2024

In a haphazard and inefficient way, without any fixed method, solutions can be reached, and, evidently, are reached all the time, considering that someone like Ollie is married. —Sally Rooney, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024

The stock has attracted more than 600,000 retail investors who are evidently motivated by their support for the former president. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 June 2024

The Biden administration tried to pass bipartisan border-security legislation this year, but it was derailed by former president Donald Trump — who evidently prefers blaming Democrats for the border mess to trying to fix it. —David Ignatius, Washington Post, 26 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1532, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

evidently

adverb

ev·​i·​dent·​ly ˈev-əd-ənt-lē  -ə-ˌdent- 

ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē

: in an evident manner : obviously

a document evidently forged