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obviously

  • adverb
  • ob·vi·ous·ly
  • /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/

In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

Example

“She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.”

Other meanings

  1. Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.

    “You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...”

Related words

  • obvi
  • obvs

Example sentences

  • “It seems obviously false to me.”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
  • “I'm obviously a cat.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “obviously” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.