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obviously

/ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/ adverb B1
  1. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner. · She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.· She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness.
  2. Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious. (colloquial) · You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
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“It is obviously an attempt to convey secret information.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1
I say that this was obviously impossible.
The Valley of Fear, p. 66 · C1
They obviously were the two who must have heard the sound of the gun; so they gave the alarm exactly as they would have done, but a good half hour after the event.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 72 · C1
Holmes was very serious in his manner, myself curious, and the detectives obviously critical and annoyed.
The Valley of Fear, p. 84 · C1

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