obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain
(adverb) unmistakably (âplainâ is often used informally for âplainlyâ); âthe answer is obviously wrongâ; âshe was in bed and evidently in great painâ; âhe was manifestly too important to leave off the guest listâ; âit is all patently nonsenseâ; âshe has apparently been living here for some timeâ; âI thought he owned the property, but apparently notâ; âYou are plainly wrongâ; âhe is plain stubbornâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
(colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
• (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi; see also obviously
Source: Wiktionary
Ob"vi*ous, a. Etym: [L. obvius; ob (see Ob-) + via way. See Voyage.]
1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.] To the evil turn My obvious breast. Milton.
2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to dispute." Milton.
3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark. Apart and easy to be known they lie, Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. Pope.
Syn.
– Plain; clear; evident. See Manifest.
– Ob"vi*ous*ly, adv.
– Ob"vi*ous-ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
