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    [Adjective]  | "ob*vi*ous" | \ ˈäb-vē-əs \


    1: easily discovered, seen, or understood

    2: being in the way or in front


    Origin: 1583 ;

     Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob in the way of + viam, accusative of via way , ;

    [Adjective]  | "obvious" 


    1: not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation;


      * e.g., " ... that remark was an obvious joke, so lighten up "





    2: very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad;


      * e.g., " ... obvious errors in the book that the editor or proofreader should have caught "



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     [ "obviously" ]

    1: Word you can overuse to deny something that is actually true.

      * e.g.,  ... But obviously there's no truth to it, i mean OBVIOUSLY 

     [ "Obviously" ]

    1: Louis Tomlinson

      * e.g.,  ... ObViOuSlY we aren’t in a relationship 

     [ "obviously" ]

    1: when you say its not true

      * e.g.,  ... its obviously not true 

     [ "obviously" ]

    1: Louis Tomlinson's famous words when denying Larry Stylinson / the denial speech.

      * e.g.,  ... someone denying something: no 

     [ "obviously" ]

    1: of course, duh, apparently

      * e.g.,  ... I'm just awesome... obviously 

     [ "Obviously" ]

    1: Obviously is a word overused by Louis Tomlinson to deny the relationship that is thought to be happening with him and Harry Styles ( Hair Styles). As he cannot just deny it by saying “I am not dating the dude that I was in a band with.” It can be used to lie if repeated twice in sentence but everyone can tell you are lying.

      * e.g.,  ... Louis: Obviously there is no proof to it 

     [ "oBvIoUsLy" ]

    1: something you say when you are absolutely not joking genuinely seriously slay.

      * e.g.,  ... He's never actually been asked about it oBvIoUsLy 

     [ "obviousism" ]

    1: When something is right in front of you and you can't see it.

      * e.g.,  ... obviousism is when you’re looking in your pantry or refrigerator for a particular food item and can't find it, then some else comes over and points to it and it was really -- right in front of you because just experienced an obviousism.  

     [ "Obviously" ]

    1: Something Louis Tomlinson said whilst being asked about Larry Stylinson

      * e.g.,  ... obviously there’s no truth to it oBvIoUsLy 

     [ "obviously" ]

    1: maddening cliché, adverb

      * e.g.,  ...  Shane: “So I was in the darkroom all alone, right? And obviously, my daughter having secretly swapped the chemicals for some other ones, the fumes obviously sent me to sleep. Obviously, I didn’t wake up until the meteorite burst through the ceiling.” 


     [ "obviously" ]

    2:  A word overused in the wrong way by ignorant British speakers who mean ‘of course’ but for some reason will not use that perfectly adequate phrase.

      * e.g.,  ... Cedric: “Obvious to whom? You are an oaf, Shane.” 


     [ "obviously" ]

    3:  Used as a filler word to hold the floor in a conversation, the ignorant, British speaker believing that ‘obviously’ sounds intellectual, unlike ‘er, um’.

      * e.g.,  ...  “Well, Gary … we’re going to go out there and play some football today and, er, hopefully, come away with a result …obviously… cuz… well, that’s what football’s about, at the end of the day – obviously – the results speak for themselves and basically, it’s all about the silverware on the sideboard at the end of the season so we’re going to try to score some goals and …obviously…” 


     [ "obviously" ]

    4:  In an obvious manner, overtly.

      * e.g.,  ...  “Dicky was coming on to Harriet so obviously that we all covered our faces and groaned with embarrassment.” 


     [ "obviously" ]

    5:  A word used to excuse the speaker for stating something which is openly apparent to the listener.

      * e.g.,  ...  “It was at that point, officer that he stabbed me. Sorry about the blood all over your shoes. My shirt is ruined, obviously. Do you think I could claim for that on my insurance?” 

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