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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OB'VIOUSLY, adv.
1. Evidently; plainly; apparently; manifestly. Men do not always pursue what is obviously their interest.
2. Naturally.
3. Easily to be found.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 1638 1. in an obvious manner <showed his anger obviously> 2. as is plainly evident <obviously, something is wrong>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Obvious Ob"vi*ous, a. [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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. You use obviously when you are stating something that you expect the person who is listening to know already. Obviously, they've had sponsorship from some big companies... There are obviously exceptions to this. = clearly ADV: ADV with cl [emphasis] 2. You use obviously to indicate that something is easily noticed, seen, or recognized. They obviously appreciate you very much... ADV: ADV with cl/group

Moby Thesaurus

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