obviously
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/, (informal) /ˈɒ(b).vɪəs.li/, /ˈɒ(b).vjəs.li/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɔ(b).vi.ɘs.li/, (informal) /ˈɔv.jɘs.li/
- Hyphenation: ob‧vi‧ous‧ly
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Adverb
[edit]obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)
- In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
- She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
- She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.
- The plane has obviously been delayed.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- 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.
- 2025 May 2, Elisabeth Buchwald and Ramishah Maruf, “A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos”, in CNN[1]:
- “Temu is gone! What I saw today completely convinced me!” the user wrote. “Local sellers, despite obviously buying some items in advance in a bulk, don’t have all these items I was interested in.”
- (colloquial) 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 ...
Synonyms
[edit]- (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi; see also Thesaurus:obviously
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]in an obvious manner; clearly apparent