Definition of "evidently" []

• Obviously; clearly. (adverb)
• According to the evidence available: The stranger approached the microphone, evidently intending to speak. (adverb)

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• "While the title evidently refers to a looming planet called Melancholia, expect to see most of the action taking place on earth, as the film explores the “psychology view of a disaster.”"
• "In the following stories the reporter began with the title evidently because it was so strikingly unusual and also because it was the title of a strikingly unusual speech by an unusual man."
• "While the title evidently refers to a looming planet called Melancholia, expect to see most of the action taking place on earth, as the film explores the "psychology view of a disaster.""