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

These contests evidently provide some thrill that people are finding irresistible at this specific moment in time. —Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024

The boss allegedly flexed his muscle, making his displeasure known, and the board evidently reconsidered. —Dan Alexander, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024

At Yale, he was evidently steeped in the identity politics and postmodernism of the 1990s and wanted to both embrace and critique the Eurocentric art history he had been taught about. —Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024

His good friend, director Sacha Gervasi, and podcast host Rich Roll evidently think so. —Peter White, Deadline, 4 Nov. 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