"self-evidently" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-self-evidently.ogg [Mid-Atlantic, US] Forms: more self-evidently [comparative], most self-evidently [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English self-evident Middle English -ly English -ly English self-evidently From self-evident + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|self-evident|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English self-evident Middle English -ly English -ly English self-evidently [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-evidently", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="self-evidently"> From self-evident + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} self-evidently (comparative more self-evidently, superlative most self-evidently)
  1. In a self-evident manner.
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