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evidently

American  
[ev-i-duhnt-lee, -dent-, ev-i-dent-lee] / ˈɛv ɪ dənt li, -ˌdɛnt-, ˌɛv ɪˈdɛnt li /

adverb

  1. obviously; apparently.

evidently British  
/ ˈɛvɪdəntlɪ /

adverb

  1. without question; clearly; undoubtedly

  2. to all appearances; apparently

    they are evidently related
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Related Words

See clearly.

Etymology

Origin of evidently

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; evident, -ly

Example Sentences

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Wall Street evidently was skeptical of the narrative.

From Barron's

Investors evidently weren’t sure what to make of the report.

From Barron's

She evidently was not presented with the maximum benefit option at the time, and her benefit could not have been finalized since I was still working.

From MarketWatch

Meta evidently is continuing to allocate capital to back its AI ambitions as the emergent technology dominates much of the conversation around the hyperscaler.

From Barron's

Analysts evidently believe that all is going according to plan at these companies.

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