"evidently" meaning in English

See evidently in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛvɪdəntli/ [UK] Audio: en-us-evidently.ogg [US] Forms: more evidently [comparative], most evidently [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English evidently, evydently; equivalent to evident + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|evidently}} Middle English evidently, {{m|enm|evydently}} evydently, {{af|en|evident|-ly}} evident + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} evidently (comparative more evidently, superlative most evidently)
  1. In a manner which makes the fact or conclusion evident; obviously; as may be clearly inferred. Synonyms (obviously, as may be clearly inferred): clearly Translations (obviously): явно (javno) (Bulgarian), evidentment (Catalan), zjevně (Czech), evidentně (Czech), tydeligt (Danish), øjensynligt (Danish), tydeligvis (Danish), duidelijk (Dutch), klaarblijkelijk (Dutch), evidente (Esperanto), memkompreneble (Esperanto), selvästi (Finnish), ilmeisesti (Finnish), évidemment (French), de toute évidence (French), manifestement (French), offensichtlich (German), nyilvánvalóan (Hungarian), de réir cosúlachta (Irish), de réir dealraimh (Irish), evidentemente (Italian), ēvidenter (Latin), acīm redzami (Latvian), acīmredzot (Latvian), tydeligvis (Norwegian Bokmål), ewidentnie (Polish), zauważalnie (Polish), evidentemente (Portuguese), очеви́дно (očevídno) (Russian), प्रकटम् (prakaṭam) (Sanskrit), evidentemente (Spanish), apākri (Tocharian B), ating (Tok Pisin)
    Sense id: en-evidently-en-adv-y99TDMR1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hedges, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 71 26 3 Disambiguation of English hedges: 64 36 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 74 26 0 Disambiguation of 'obviously, as may be clearly inferred': 68 14 17 Disambiguation of 'obviously': 59 11 30
  2. (obsolete) In such a way as to be clearly visible or manifest; distinctly, clearly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-evidently-en-adv-Rq8~~1WQ
  3. (proscribed) apparently Tags: proscribed
    Sense id: en-evidently-en-adv-8rJZp~4t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: plainly, obviously Synonyms (clearly visible): conspicuously, markedly, vividly Related terms: self-evidently, apparently
Disambiguation of 'clearly visible': 43 51 6

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