Awfully
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Awfully and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awfully" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
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Both words in one sentence
- They are obviously very very close, are awfully comfortable getting naked around each other, and at one point he washes her back for her while she was in the bath.
Source: Brother Sister Incest / Films -
Obviously Evil: Paul Sarone is a creepy, suspicious guy from the start and awfully handy with killing things, but no one suspects him of any ulterior motives until he's already put himself in charge.
Source: Film / Anaconda -
Technical Pacifist: MacGyver vocally and obviously hates guns, but isn't averse to hitting people (with fists, or with a variety of heavy things), and for a "pacifist", he's awfully fond of creating explosives.
Source: Series / MacGyver
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