EVIDENTLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does evidently mean? 

• EVIDENTLY (adverb)
  The adverb EVIDENTLY has 1 sense:

1. unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')

  Familiarity information: EVIDENTLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EVIDENTLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')

Synonyms:

apparently; evidently; manifestly; obviously; patently; plain; plainly

Context example:

he is plain stubborn

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Pertainym:

evident (clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment)

 Context examples 

These hieroglyphics have evidently a meaning.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Not the least, my dear," interrupted Jo, "so let us look amiable, and drop a card here, as the Kings are evidently out, for which I'm deeply grateful."

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Evidently there was a skylight which let in light from above.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

It was evidently an affair of moment.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

It was a stiff leather purse, with a snap, and had three bright shillings in it, which Peggotty had evidently polished up with whitening, for my greater delight.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

He broke off, for he evidently saw that I understood.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

He sat in his chair—still, but not at rest: expectant evidently; the lines of now habitual sadness marking his strong features.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The cave had evidently been water-worn, the sides being smooth and the floor covered with rounded stones.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The storm had evidently broken during the night, though a huge sea was still running and a stiff wind blowing.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Madge smiled at him. The man was evidently a humorist.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)