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 next year, fish samplers netted the endangered Gila topminnow in the river, which had evidently washed downstream from refugia in Mexico or in Sonoita Creek. —Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024

But the retailer evidently didn't emerge on solid enough financial footing. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024

Geno Smith is evidently going to play through his knee injury but his O-line has been ravaged by injury. —Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024

Overall, this finding demonstrates the universality of playfulness as a language—one that, evidently, transcends species. —Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Dec. 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