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obviously

Adverb CEFR A2 Frequent
ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li

Definitions

  1. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
  2. Obviously, patently.
  3. Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.

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Examples

“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.”
“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⟳.”
“She came in now, but to the closet; from it she took a simple skirt and blouse. Picking up her underclothing she departed, obviously to dress somewhere else.”
““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.””
“You weren't to know⟳, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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