Evidential

Pronunciation: /ˌɛvəˈdɛnʃəl/

Definitions of evidential

adjective relating to or constituting evidence

Example Sentences

A1 The detective found evidential clues at the crime scene.

A2 The witness provided evidential testimony in court.

B1 The scientist presented evidential data to support their hypothesis.

B2 The historian analyzed the evidential sources to draw conclusions about the past.

C1 The lawyer presented strong evidential proof to support their case.

C2 The researchers conducted a thorough evidential analysis of the experiment results.

Examples of evidential in a Sentence

formal The evidential support for the theory was presented in the research paper.

informal There's a lot of evidential proof that she was at the party.

slang I've got mad evidential skills when it comes to catching my siblings in a lie.

figurative The evidential weight of his words was enough to convince the jury of his innocence.

Grammatical Forms of evidential

• past tense: evidenced
• plural: evidentials
• comparative: more evidential
• superlative: most evidential
• present tense: evidences
• future tense: will evidence
• perfect tense: have evidenced
• continuous tense: is evidencing
• singular: evidential
• positive degree: evidential
• infinitive: to evidence
• gerund: evidencing
• participle: evidenced

Origin and Evolution of evidential

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'evidential' originated from the Latin word 'evidentialis', which is derived from the Latin word 'evidens' meaning 'evident'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in the 17th century, 'evidential' has evolved to refer to something that provides evidence or support for a claim or argument.