EVIDENTIARY

evidential, evidentiary

(adjective) serving as or based on evidence; “evidential signs of a forced entry”; “its evidentiary value”

evidentiary

(adjective) pertaining to or constituting evidence; “evidentiary technique”; “an evidentiary fact”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

evidentiary

(legal) Of or pertaining to evidence.

Synonyms

• evidential

Source: Wiktionary


Ev`i*den"ti*a*ry, a.

Definition: Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential. When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be evidentiary of, a mark of, some other fact. J. S. Mill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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