Obviously and Plain

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Obviously

Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Usage example: the answer is obviously wrong
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Plain is a synonym for obviously. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead the word "Obviously" as an adverb or a noun.
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness

Plain

Plain adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Usage example: he is plain stubborn
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Obviously is a synonym for plain. Sometimes you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Plain".
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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  • Tin-Can Telephone Then, to cap it all off, Audrey takes the tin can Echo was holding and shouts her reply to Melvin into the tin can instead of just plain shouting (which obviously would have been just as effective).
    Source: Tin-Can Telephone
  • Many of the tools available to you may have caveats or advantages that are not obviously clear or plain difficult to know about without reading into information discovered by intrepid data miners.
    Source: Guide Dang It / Other
  • Hollywood Homely Katelyn Tarver, who plays 'the plain girl' is obviously beautiful - and to 'make her plain', they give her glasses, put her in jeans and a flannel shirt, tie her hair into a messy ponytail and have her act 'goofy'.
    Source: Hollywood Homely
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