obviously

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obviously - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see Ob-) + via way.
     See Voyage.]
     1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
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              To the evil turn
              My obvious breast.                    --Milton.
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     2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to
        dispute." --Milton.
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     3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived
        by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,
        an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
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              Apart and easy to be known they lie,
              Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
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     Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See Manifest.
          [1913 Webster] -- Ob"vi*ous*ly, adv. --
          Ob"vi*ous-ness, n.
          [1913 Webster] Obvolute

obviously - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  obviously
      adv 1: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for
             `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in
             bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too
             important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all
             patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here
             for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but
             apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain
             stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly,
             patently, apparently, plainly, plain]

obviously - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  62 Moby Thesaurus words for "obviously":
     absolutely, actually, apparently, assuredly, certainly, clearly,
     conspicuously, de facto, decidedly, definitely, demonstrably,
     discernibly, distinctly, doubtlessly, evidently, explicitly,
     expressly, for a certainty, for real, genuinely, glaringly,
     in actuality, in all conscience, in effect, in fact, in reality,
     indeed, indubitably, manifestly, markedly, noticeably, observably,
     of course, palpably, patently, perceivably, perceptibly, plainly,
     positively, prominently, pronouncedly, quite, really, recognizably,
     seeably, sensibly, seriously, simply, staringly, starkly, truly,
     unambiguously, unconcealedly, undeniable, undeniably,
     undisguisedly, unmistakably, verily, veritably, visibly,
     with clarity, without doubt