Badly
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Badly and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Badly" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- She lies, badly and obviously, in order to protect the life of a guy who repeatedly tried to kill her.
Source: Honor Before Reason / Literature -
The movie was a big hit, and spawned sequels called Four Wives and Four Mothers.Tropes: Bad "Bad Acting": The obviously rehearsed, badly delivered little spiel about Thea that Ann delivers to Ben.
Source: Film / Four Daughters -
His chest was torn open by the shrapnel badly enough that some of it lodged in his heart — obviously, damage that severe scarred his chest badly.
Source: Beauty to Beast
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