evidentiary

adjective

ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē How to pronounce evidentiary (audio)
-chē-ˌer-ē
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing

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At home, tens of millions of American fans had the chance to watch the replay, slowed down with evidentiary precision. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 After an evidentiary hearing, Flores was denied a new trial. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Widening the evidentiary field does not mean making everything evidence. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 The appeals panel similarly also found that the trial court’s evidentiary rulings were not grounds to overturn the verdict. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for evidentiary

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First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of evidentiary was in 1780

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evidentiary

adjective
ev·​i·​den·​tia·​ry ˌe-və-ˈden-chə-rē, -chē-ˌer-ē How to pronounce evidentiary (audio)
1
: being, relating to, or affording evidence
photographs of evidentiary value
2
: conducted so that evidence may be presented
an evidentiary hearing
evidentiarily adverb
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