Naively and Obviously

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Naively adverb - Without any attempt to impress by deception or exaggeration.

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Obviously and naively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Naively".

Nearby Words: naive, naivety

Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').

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Naively and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Naively" instead an adverb "Obviously".

Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness

One notable aversion/way of darkly playing it for laughs is to highlight the need for Safe and Sane by sarcastically pretending that consent is all that's needed — and use an example where someone naively or stupidly agrees to something that they obviously can't handle.

Source: Safe, Sane and Consensual

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