Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Rightly and obviously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rightly" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and obviously
- very and rightly
- precisely and obviously
- precisely and rightly
- truly and obviously
- truly and rightly
- directly and obviously
- directly and rightly
- absolutely and obviously
- absolutely and rightly
- positively and obviously
- positively and rightly
- definitely and obviously
- definitely and rightly
Both words in one sentence
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This is obviously impossible (pi is an irrational number that has no end) and he's only saying it to screw with Dirk, as Dirk rightly points out.
Source: Mouthful of Pi - Obviously, this is usually a pretty low thing to do, and in Real Life wars, may (rightly) be considered a war crime, especially if the craft in question was a civilian craft.
Source: Sink the Lifeboats -
At the end of the game, Ashley offers him a lot more than just a Smooch of Victory, but given he's part of the secret service in that game, that would obviously not have been a good idea, and he rightly turns her down.
Source: Save the Princess
Cite this Source
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