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evidently

evidently

185 3.5
It is clear from facts or signs
  • adverb
  • /ˈɛvɪdəntli/
translation icon : evidentemente
  • Evidently, he cares very deeply about two things: His own job and taking care of his buddies on Wall Street.
  • quite evidently
  • evidently so
  • self-evidently

It's hollow, you know, and evidently that's like the hell underneath us.

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Examples

  • His mistake evidently had been in viewing them as individuals.

  • The evidence was evidently clear; there was no doubt about what happened.

  • Well, now, evidently that may be possible.

  • So I did this little talk and evidently they enjoyed it.

  • My brain evidently is not working today, so stick with me folks.

  • I was walking down to the beach and evidently hit some wet rocks and took a pretty hard fall.

  • And this is evidently a very controversial topic.

  • And she was evidently gifting these to visitors as well, these pieces.

  • She's quite all right, but she evidently had a harrowing experience on her walk this morning.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Evidently it looks prehistoric, like maybe a dinosaur.

Synonyms

obviously
vsevidently
1.0

In a way that is easy to see or understand

is shown by facts or evidence rather than general perception
clearly
vsevidently
1.0

In a way that leaves no doubt

is shown by facts or evidence rather than just being noticeable
distinctly
vsevidently
76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

is shown by facts or evidence rather than only by being noticeable
plainly
vsevidently
68 1.8

In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand

is shown by concrete evidence rather than only by simple wording
patently
vsevidently
25 5.6

Clearly easy to see or understand

is shown by actual evidence rather than by forceful assertion
unmistakably
vsevidently
13 4.1

In a very clear way that people cannot mistake

is shown by supporting facts rather than only by lack of doubt
manifestly
vsevidently
  • Formal
9 5.6

In a way that is very clear to everyone

is shown because facts point to it rather than mere visibility
transparently
vsevidently
5 3.9

In a clear way people can easily understand

is shown by factual evidence rather than only by open appearance
self-evidently
vsevidently
2 5.5

In a way that is obvious and needs no explanation

is shown by external facts rather than seeming true by itself
observably
vsevidently
3.8

In a way that can be easily noticed

is shown by gathered evidence rather than only by being observed

Antonyms

3 6.7

In a way that can have more than one meaning

1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

How Clear

undeniably
29 4.4
obviously
1.0
evidently
185 3.5
apparently
2.8
seemingly
253 3.7

Surface Forms

evidently positive

Morphology

evidently = evident (transparent) = evident + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'evident'; meaning 'in an evident/clear way' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Evidently comes from evidence, which comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and videre 'to see'. So something evident is like 'seen out' or 'seen clearly' from the facts, and evidently means 'clearly' or 'obviously'.