obviously

adverb ob·vi·ous·ly \-lē\

: in a way that is easy to see, understand, or recognize

—used to emphasize that you are talking about something that is easy to see, understand, or recognize

Full Definition of OBVIOUSLY

: in an obvious manner <showed his anger obviously>

: as is plainly evident <obviously, something is wrong>

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