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ev‧i‧dent‧ly
1 used to say that something is true because you can see that it is true [= clearly]: 
She was evidently a heavy smoker.He was evidently in pain. She was evidently upset by what she saw.
She was evidently a heavy smoker.He was evidently in pain.She was evidently upset by what she saw. [sentence adverb] Evidently, the builders had finished and gone home early.
Evidently, the builders had finished and gone home early.2 used to say that you have been told that something is true [= apparently]: He was evidently a rude, unpleasant child.
He was evidently a rude, unpleasant child. [sentence adverb] Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school.
Evidently, the local authority are planning to close the school.