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evidently en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ (US)
• /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ (UK)
• /ˌɛvɪˈdɛntli/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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:
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.

Forms

Relateds

self-evidently · apparently

Synonyms

markedly (clearly visible) · clearly (obviously, as may be clearly inferred) · vividly (clearly visible) · conspicuously (clearly visible) · plainly

Translations (36)

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