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evidently

UK/ˈɛvɪdəntli//ˈɛvɪdəntli/

evidently adverb: in a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.

Adverb

evidently (comparative more evidently, superlative most evidently)

  1. In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
    • The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.1963, Margery Allingham, “The Elopers”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 33
    Synonyms:
    clearly
  2. (obsolete) In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly.
    • The ſame mã ſawe in a vyſion evydently aboute the nynthe houre of the daye the angell of god commynge in vnto hym […]1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts x:[3], folio clxviij, recto – verso
  3. (proscribed) Apparently.

evidently meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Sanskrit

evidently in Tamil

வினையுரிச்சொல், தெளிவான முறையில், கண்கூடாகத் தெரியும் வகையில்

evidently in Urdu

واضح طور پر

evidently in Malayalam

വ്യക്തമായും

evidently in Sanskrit

obviously
प्रकटम् prakaṭam

Examples of evidently in a sentence

  • Evidently, senior management has no idea how things get done by those of us on the ground.
  • The crying child on the street was evidently lost.
  • I didn't know he was empathic until I realized that he had evidently read my mind with his cyborg implant.

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Synonyms of evidently

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Forms of evidently

comparativemore evidently
superlativemost evidently

Origin of evidently

From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly.

Questions about evidently

What does evidently mean?
Evidently means in a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred.
What is evidently in Tamil?
Evidently in Tamil is வினையுரிச்சொல், தெளிவான முறையில், கண்கூடாகத் தெரியும் வகையில். See Evidently meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is evidently?
Evidently is an adverb.
How do you pronounce evidently?
Evidently is pronounced /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ (UK).

Words near evidently in the dictionary

  1. evidentiary
  2. evidentiate
  3. evidentiated
  4. evidentiates
  5. evidentiating
  6. evidently
  7. evidentness
  8. evidents
  9. Evie
  10. EVIIR
  11. Evijärvi

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Adapted from Wiktionary: evidently (page history and authors); evidently (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); evidently (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); evidently (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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