obviously meaning and definition

OBVIOUSLY adverb

Definition of obviously (adverb)

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"
   • synonyms: apparently, evidently, manifestly, patently, plain, plainly