Evidently

Definition: Evidently

Evidently

Adverb

1. Unmistakably; "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly' as in "he is plain stubborn").

Date "evidently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Evidently

Synonyms: apparently (adv), manifestly (adv), obviously (adv), patently (adv), plain (adv), plainly (adv). (additional references)

Crosswords: Evidently

English words defined with "evidently": apparently ♦ Falsism ♦ Juniperite ♦ manifestly ♦ obviously ♦ patently, plain, plainly, Pregnantly ♦ Tetramorph. (references)

Specialty definitions using "evidently": Bejan ♦ deep scattering layer ♦ ECRC-Prolog ♦ Finger-stall ♦ Glasse ♦ Harold's Stones, High Places ♦ Is building ♦ Maccabees, Books of the, Malbrouk ♦ Panace'a, Pilate's Wife ♦ Reeves Tale. (references)

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	He was evidently on exhibition.Credit: Library of Congress.		New York entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. Evidently the "elevated" gentleman intends to stay / W.A. Rogers.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Author	Quotation
Samuel Johnson	The advice that is wanted is commonly not welcome and that which is not wanted, evidently an effrontery.
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Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	The inconveniences of one kind have caused sundry others to be devised; so that in a word, all public regiment, of what kind soever, seemeth evidently to have risen from the deliberate advice, consultation and composition between men, judging it convenient and behoveful; there being no impossibility in nature considered by itself, but that man might have lived without any public regiment, Hooker's Eccl. (Second Treatise of Government)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	He evidently feared that, stupid as she looked, she understood what she said this time, and was having a joke at his expense.
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Javert was evidently somewhat disconcerted by the completely natural air and the tranquillity of Monsieur Madeleine.
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Speaker	Phrase(s)
Mariane Pearl	So the next day when he evidently had been kidnapped, we had all police coming into our place. Danny and I were visiting a friend Astra in Karachi. And so all the police came. So they were from all different agencies, intelligence agencies.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	On the part of the United States this treaty was evidently acceded to in a spirit of conciliation and concession.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Little useful knowledge is gained by the musters and drills as now established, and the whole subject evidently requires a thorough examination.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Evidently" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 98.23% of the time. "Evidently" is used about 1,467 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	98.23%	1,441	5,606
Noun (proper)	1.77%	26	68,323
Total	100.00%	1,467	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "evidently": self-evidently.
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Language		Translations for "evidently"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		qartë (clear, clearly, distinctly, expressly, fairly, it is clear, lucid, neatly, obviously, palpably, patently, plain, plainly, precisely, visibly), në mënyrë të spikatshme, në mënyrë të dukshme (notedly, palpably), dukshëm (distinctly, patently, perceptibly, visibly). (various references)

Arabic		‏من الجلى, ‏من البين, ‏بوضوح (apparently, clear, clearly, distinctly, fairly, obviously, overtly, patently, plain, plainly, pointedly, sharply, simply, visibly), ‏بجلاء (apparently, clear, clearly, patently). (various references)

Bulgarian		ясно (clear, clearly, distinctly, expressly, fair, obviously, plain, precise, tersely), убедително (decisively, forcibly), явно (apparently, distinctly, manifestly, noticeably, obviously, pointedly, professedly, pronouncedly, visibly), очевидно (apparently, obviously). (various references)

Chinese		显然地. (various references)

Czech		zjevnì (patently), zřejmì (apparently, noticeably), patrnì (apparently, noticeably, seemingly). (various references)

Finnish		nähtävästi (apparently, seemingly), kaikesta päättäen (apparently), ilmeisesti (clearly, obviously). (various references)

French		manifestement, de toute évidence, apparemment, évidemment. (various references)

German		offensichtlich (apparent, apparently, blatant, blatantly, conspicuous, demonstrable, evident, manifest, manifestly, obvious, obviously, palpable, patent, plainly, self evident, transparently). (various references)

Greek		προφανώς, φανερά (clearly, openly, visibly). (various references)

Hebrew		בעליל (clearly, expressly, in reality), ברור (certain, clarification, clarity, clear, clearing, consideration, evident, explanation, implicit, manifest, obvious, obviously, patent, plain, selection, sharp, straightforward). (various references)

Hungarian		szemmel láthatóan (manifestly, markedly, noticeably), nyilvánvalóan (apparently, manifestly, naturally, obviously, palpably, professedly), magától értetődően (necessarily). (various references)

Italian		evidentemente (apparently, clearly, obviously). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		正しく (no doubt, surely). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		まさしく (no doubt, surely). (various references)

Korean		분명하게 (Conspicuously). (various references)

Manx		s'leayr. (various references)

Norwegian		tydeligvis, øyensynlig. (various references)

Pig Latin		evidentlyay

Portuguese		comprovativo (probative). (various references)

Russian		очевидно (aparently, apparently, it stands to reason, obviously, patently). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		očigledno (apparently, evidence: in evidence, manifestly, obviously, patently). (various references)

Spanish		evidentemente (apparently, noticeably, obviously, palpably, patently), por lo visto (apparently, seemingly, to all appearances). (various references)

Swedish		tydligen (apparently, clearly, obviously, patently). (various references)

Thai		อย่างชั�"เจน (clear, clearly). (various references)

Turkish		gözle görülür biçimde (ocularly), besbelli (apparent, as plain as a pikestaff, evident, it goes without saying, manifestly, obvious, self evident), apaçık (as plain as a pikestaff, beyond dispute, clearly, conspicuous, crying, evident, evidential, evidentiary, glaring, gross, incontrovertible, manifest, obvious, obviously, openly, self evident, transparent, very clear, wide open, without dispute), aşikâr olarak, açıkça (above board, avowedly, bluntly, clear, clearly, cloudlessly, declaredly, definitely, directly, distinctly, downright, expressly, fairly, flatly, frankly, in round terms, manifestly, nakedly, openly, outright, outspokenly, plainly, plump, point blank, professedly, roundly, simply, straight out). (various references)

Ukranian		ясно (brightly, clear, clearly, explicitly, fair, finely, neatly, obviously, plain, roger, serenely), явно (apparently, audibly, barefacedly, decidedly, decisively, it is evident, obviously, overtly, professedly, signally, visibly), очевидно (apparently, audibly, clearly, it is evident, obviously, overtly, patently, pointedly, questionless, seemingly, transparently). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	manifesto, nimirum, scilicet, videlicet. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	haithîm. (various references)
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Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 10, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Eiden en oramati fanerwV wsei wran ennathn thV hmeraV aggelon tou qeou eiselqonta proV auton kai eiponta autw kornhlie
Latin	405	Vulgate	Vidit in visu manifeste quasi hora nona diei angelum Dei introeuntem ad se et dicentem sibi Corneli
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	This say in a visioun opinli, as in the nynthe oure of the dai, an aungel of God entringe in to hym, and seiynge to hym, Cornelie.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	The same man sawe in a vision evydetly aboute ye nynthe houre of ye daye an angell of god comynge into him and sayinge vnto him: Cornelius.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	He saw in a vision evidently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	He saw in a vision, clearly, at about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of the Lord coming to him and saying to him, Cornelius!
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Language	Acts Chapter 10, Verse 3
Albanian	Ai pa qartë në një vegim, aty nga ora e nëntë e ditës, një engjëll të Perëndisë që hyri tek ai dhe i tha: ''Kornel!''.
Cebuano	Ug sa may ikatulo ang takna sa hapon, iyang nakita sa tin-aw gayud, diha sa panan-awon, ang usa ka manolunda sa Dios nga misulod ug miingon kaniya, "Cornelio."
Croatian	U viðenju negdje oko devete ure dana ugleda on jasno anðela Božjega gdje dolazi k njemu i veli mu: "Kornelije!"
Danish	han så klarlig i et Syn omtrent ved den niende Time på Dagen en Guds Engel, som kom ind til ham og sagde til ham: "Kornelius!"
Dutch	Deze zag in een gezicht klaarlijk, omtrent de negende ure des daags, een engel Gods tot hem inkomen, en tot hem zeggende: Cornelius!
Finnish	Hän näki selvästi näyssä, noin yhdeksännellä hetkellä päivästä, Jumalan enkelin, joka tuli sisään hänen tykönsä ja sanoi hänelle: "Kornelius!"
French	Vers la neuvième heure du jour, il vit clairement dans une vision un ange de Dieu qui entra chez lui, et qui lui dit: Corneille!
German	Der sah in einem Gesicht offenbarlich um die neunte Stunde am Tage einen Engel Gottes zu sich eingehen, der sprach zu ihm: Kornelius!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Pada suatu hari kira-kira pukul tiga siang ia melihat dengan jelas dalam suatu penglihatan, seorang malaikat Allah datang dan memanggil dia, "Kornelius!"
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka ada kira-kira pukul tiga petang dilihatnya dengan terangnya di dalam suatu penglihatan seorang malaekat Allah datang mendapatkan dia serta berkata kepadanya, "Hai Kornelius!"
Italian	Un giorno verso le tre del pomeriggio vide chiaramente in visione un angelo di Dio venirgli incontro e chiamarlo: «Cornelio!».
Maori	I kite nui ia, he whakarehu, i te mea ka tata ki te iwa o nga haora o te ra, i tetahi anahera a te Atua, e haere mai ana ki a ia, e mea ana hoki ki a ia, E Koroniria.
Norwegian	Og han så grandgivelig i et syn, omkring den niende time på dagen, en Guds engel som kom inn til ham og sa til ham: Kornelius!
Portuguese	cerca da hora nona do dia, viu claramente em visão um anjo de Deus, que se dirigia para ele e lhe dizia: Cornélio!
Rumanian	Pela ceasul al nouqlea din zi, a vqzut lqmurit kntr`o vedenie pe un knger al lui Dumnezeu cq a intrat la el, wi i -a zis: ,,Cornelie!``
Shuar	Chíkich tsawantai, nantu aanku ajasai Kurniriu iimiarmiayi. Yusa suntari Yus nayaimpinmaya akupkamu, ni pujamunam Utuá "Kurniriuá" Tímiayi.
Swahili	Yapata saa tisa mchana, aliona dhahiri katika maono malaika wa Mungu akiingia ndani na kumwambia, "Kornelio!"
Swedish	En dag omkring nionde timmen såg denne tydligt i en syn en Guds ängel, som kom in till honom och sade till honom: "Kornelius!"
Uma	Rala-na ha'eo, ba jaa tolu libe eo wae, mopangila-i Kornelius. Hi rala pangila-na toe, monoto lia nahilo hadua mala'eka Pue' mehupa' pai' mpokio' -i, na'uli': "Kornelius!"
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Misspellings
	"Evidently" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: evindently. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "evidently" (pronounced e"vuduntlē)
7	-u d u n t l ē	accidently, confidently.
6	-d u n t l ē	abundantly, ardently, imprudently, independently, prudently, stridently.
5	-u n t l ē	adamantly, apparently, arrogantly, blatantly, brilliantly, coherently, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concurrently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, currently, decently, defiantly, differently, diligently, efficiently, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, excellently, extravagantly, exultantly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, fluently, fraudulently, frequently, hesitantly, imminently, impatiently, importantly, inadvertently, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, indignantly, inefficiently, infrequently, inherently, innocently, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intermittently, leniently, magnificently, militantly, negligently, obediently, patently, patiently, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, predominantly, presently, prominently, pungently, recently, reluctantly, reverently, significantly, silently, stringently, subsequently, sufficiently, transparently, triumphantly, unpleasantly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently.
4	-n t l ē	bluntly, faintly, gently, intently, jointly, nonchalantly, quaintly, saintly.
3	-t l ē	abruptly, absolutely, accurately, acutely, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, appropriately, approximately, aptly, astutely, brightly, commensurately, compassionately, completely, concretely, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, curtly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, difficultly, directly, discreetly, dishonestly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, elaborately, exactly, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, firstly, flatly, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imperfectly, implicitly, inaccurately, inadequately, inappropriately, incorrectly, indefinitely, indirectly, indiscriminately, ineptly, infinitely, innately, inordinately, intimately, intricately, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, legitimately, lightly, manifestly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, neatly, nightly, overtly, partly, passionately, perfectly, politely, portly, priestly, privately, promptly, proportionately, quietly, raptly, remotely, resolutely, rightly, robustly, secretly, separately, shortly, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, succinctly, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unsightly, vastly, Whitely.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-l-n-t-v-y"
	-2 letters: evident, livened, needily, veinlet.
	-3 letters: dentil, devein, endite, endive, envied, evenly, evited, eyelid, lenity, levied, levity, veiled, veined, vented, yeelin.
	-4 letters: deity, delve, devel, devil, diene, dynel, edile, elide, elint, elite, event, evite, inlet, levin, lieve, lindy, lined, liney, linty, lived, liven, needy, nieve, teeny, teind, tilde, tiled, tined, tyned, veiny, veldt, vined.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-l-n-t-v-y"
	+2 letters: divergently.
	+3 letters: definitively, evidentially.
	+4 letters: inadvertently.
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