Obviously
['ɒbvɪəslɪ] or ['ɑbvɪəsli]
Definition
(adv.) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); 'the answer is obviously wrong'; 'she was in bed and evidently in great pain'; 'he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list'; 'it is all patently nonsense'; 'she has apparently been living here for some time'; 'I thought he owned the property, but apparently not'; 'You are plainly wrong'; 'he is plain stubborn'.
Editor: Patrick--From WordNet
Examples
- I was obviously a German in Italian uniform. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Obviously, as the cylinder was turned, the needle followed a spiral path whose pitch depended upon that of the feed screw. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Obviously, these two questions overlap. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Well, obviously it could not have been meant for the son. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Obviously, at each step the percentage of felspar and phosphorus is less and less until in the final concentrates the percentage of iron oxide is 91 to 93 per cent. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Moreover, Lydgate did not like the consciousness that in voting for Tyke he should be voting on the side obviously convenient for himself. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The metallic clang heard by Miss Stoner was obviously caused by her stepfather hastily closing the door of his safe upon its terrible occupant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The papers which Openshaw carried are obviously of vital importance to the person or persons in the sailing-ship. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Obviously, one of the first necessities towards such quantity production is extra speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He was obviously embarrassed for an instant, while the Inspector raised his eyebrows, and Alec Cunningham burst into a laugh. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Get along with you, you wretch,' said the hand-maiden, obviously not ill-pleased with the compliment, however. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Their reason for choosing so unusual an hour for a consultation was obviously to insure that there should be no other patient in the waiting-room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Obviously statecraft is concerned with such a change, extra-political though it is. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- In this way there was obviously nothing they could do about it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- If I proposed to be the teacher, or to attend the lessons--obviously incongruous! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That's obviously untrue. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He was obviously very ill at ease, however. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- No, he does not,' said Mr. Brownlow, obviously rising in wrath as he spoke. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- And why should Bertha Dorset have turned into an enemy at the very moment when she so obviously needed the support of her sex? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Obviously he cannot utilize what is not there; neither can the educator. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- She was a queer unkempt figure, in spite of the attempts that had obviously been made to bring her into line for the day. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- From these planes obviously the Fascists are preparing to meet it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Obviously, it is not possible to separate them in practice as we have distinguished them in idea. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This prudence would obviously reduce the need of divorce. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Obviously the midnight visitor was some one whom the dog knew well. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- In this state of indecision, obviously the first thing to be done, was to thump the boy for finding Mr. Weller at the door. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The police lists are obviously incomplete and perhaps corrupt. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- This direct and intimate connection of philosophy with an outlook upon life obviously differentiates philosophy from science. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Now the exaltation of one issue like that is obviously out of all proportion to its significance. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- For obviously it is to mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, anthropology, history, etc. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Editor: Patrick