ev ‧ i ‧ dent ‧ ly AC /ˈevəd ə ntli, ˈevɪd ə ntli $ -d ə nt-, -dent-/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: adverb : ↑ evidently ; adjective : ↑ evident ]
1 . used to say that something is true because you can see that it is true SYN clearly :
She was evidently a heavy smoker.
He was evidently in pain.
She was evidently upset by what she saw.
[sentence adverb]
Evidently, the builders had finished and gone home early.
2 . used to say that you have been told that something is true SYN apparently :
He was evidently a rude, unpleasant child.
[sentence adverb]
Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school.