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Definition of Evidently
1. Adverb. Unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly'). "He is plain stubborn"
Language type: Colloquialism
Partainyms: Apparent, Evident, Manifest, Obvious, Patent, Plain
Definition of Evidently
1. adv. In an evident manner; clearly; plainly.
Definition of Evidently
1. Adverb. (obsolete) In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹
2. Adverb. In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously, as may be clearly inferred. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Evidently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Evidently
Literary usage of Evidently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"Within the diseased area was a series of six ridges or convolutions in the wood
surrounding a central starting point, each one of which evidently marked a ..."
2. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"Are you aware, when I present this illustrious baby to your notice, in whose
presence you stand ? evidently not! Let me make two eminent personages known to ..."
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