Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Slightly and obviously are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Sherlock Holmes - in a brief bar brawl between Holmes and a drunken ruffian, the opening backhand obviously misses and slightly later one of Holmes' punches is obviously aimed below the chin.
Source: Fight Scene Failure - Stay in the Kitchen: Done only slightly less obviously than usual in the movie- Nanako wants to replace Ken in the Gekiga Jet but Joe tells her she should stay with him instead.
Source: Anime / Gekiganger 3 -
When he was introduced, it was as an ambiguous and slightly sinister character, but definitely the lesser of two evils when compared to the obviously psychopathic Jay Wratten.
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