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Meaning of evidently in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɛvədəntli/

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  1. Adverb

    evidently

    Definitions

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

    Examples

    • « 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 apparent »

Famous quotes

  • « I'm dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it. »
    Garry Shandling
  • « In a state therefore of great equality and virtue, where pure and simple manners prevailed, the increase of the human species would evidently be much greater than any increase that has been hitherto known. »
    Thomas Malthus
  • « Every relationship between persons causes a picture of each to take form in the mind of the other, and this picture evidently is in reciprocal relationship with that personal relationship. »
    Georg Simmel
  • « Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment. »
    Irving Babbitt
  • « All the arguments which are brought to represent poverty as no evil show it evidently to be a great evil. »
    Samuel Johnson

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