evidentlyadverb
uk/ˈev.ɪ.dənt.li/us/ˈev.ə.dənt.li/B2 in a way that is easy to see:
He was evidently upset by the news of the accident.
a thin although evidently pregnant woman
used to say what people believe is true:
He had an accident, evidently because he was driving at excessive speed.
More examples
- She evidently dresses for comfort and not for style.
- The president is evidently in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.
- I've been called in to see the director, so evidently I'm in big trouble.
- The audience evidently weren't enjoying the show and some people began to leave.
- Evidently her injuries were more severe than it first appeared, and she is now in a coma.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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