OBVIOUSLY

obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain

(adverb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adverb

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.

Synonyms

• (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi; see also obviously

Source: Wiktionary

OBVIOUS

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

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