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

Published on September 14, 2024 By Rachel Cormack Adam Driver, DJ Khaled, and Dave Bautista may not appear to have much of anything in common, but evidently, the three gents all love a Rolex. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024

His tortellini en brodo, like in broth, evidently was a big hit with all the seminarians. —Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2024

That drove the company leadership’s decision to invest in technological advancements, people with particular skill sets, global operation expansions, and proof of concept tests, even when there was evidently no immediate financial gain. —Lee Igel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

And the same is true, evidently, of six other bodies of Israeli hostages who were returned the week before, four of them from my kibbutz. —CBS News, 1 Sep. 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