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Evident vs Eyely - What's the difference?

evident | eyely |

As adjectives the difference between evident and eyely

is that evident is obviously true by simple observation while eyely is visible or apparent to the eye; evident; obvious.

As an adverb eyely is

obviously; evidently; apparently.

evident

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Obviously true by simple observation.
  • It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=26 citation , passage=Maccario, it was evident , did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.}}

    Derived terms

    * self-evident

    eyely

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Visible or apparent to the eye; evident; obvious.
  • * 1892 , Creedmore Fleenor, Thought throbs :
  • Ofttimes we look upon an eyely prize, And conjure means by which we may obtain That morsel for ourself; [...]
  • * 1903 , Oxford Journals (Firm), Notes and queries :
  • [...] and I quoted a few places where the first part of my accusation is capable of "eyely and euident demonstration,' to use a phrase of Leicarraga's time.

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Obviously; evidently; apparently.
  • * 1871 , Tom Hood, Frances Freeling Broderip, The works of Thomas Hood :
  • He was eyely delited at the site you may be sure but Becky being timersome shut her eyes all the time she was seeing it.
  • * 1883 , MOONSHINE:
  • Eyely probable. — The Speaker told the hon. member for Eye that "every time he opened his mouth he appeared to be trifling with the House."