evidently

Universal Words adverb 1 clearly; that can be seen or understood easily: She walked slowly down the road, evidently in pain. * 'I'm afraid I couldn't finish the work last night.' 'Evidently not.' 2 according to what people say: He evidently hated maths at school, so it's amazing he became an accountant! * Evidently, she had nothing to do with the whole affair.