obviously

obvious +‎ -ly

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑ(b).vi.əs.li/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ(b).vɪəs.li/
• Hyphenation: ob‧vi‧ous‧ly

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obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)

1. In a obvious manner; clearly apparent.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess‎:

     It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.

• (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi

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