Meaning of obviously | Babel Free

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.
   colloquial

Equivalents

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 ...”

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