[ adv ] unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') <adv.all> the answer is obviously wrongshe 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
Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way. See {Voyage}.] 1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
To the evil turn My obvious breast. --Milton.
2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] ``Obvious to dispute.'' --Milton.
3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
Apart and easy to be known they lie, Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}. ※ -- {Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.
"It obviously didn't work," he said.
"Something is obviously wrong and has been obviously wrong for the last four years," Rep. Robin Tallon, D-S.C., said at a news conference following ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery marking the crash anniversary.
"Something is obviously wrong and has been obviously wrong for the last four years," Rep. Robin Tallon, D-S.C., said at a news conference following ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery marking the crash anniversary.
Justice Scalia obviously wasn't making any promises about eventual Supreme Court rulings without doing his own research, but his off-the-cuff assessment is intriguing, certainly indicating an openness to the constitutional argument.
As for Unilever, it had obviously failed to anticipate how violently P&G would react and how ill-equipped it was to handle the onslaught. Until the end of May the Anglo-Dutch company just about managed to hold its own with consumers.
"We, obviously, are urging that the cease-fire be maintained," he said.
Independent prosecutors obviously think they make their own rules, and apparently have convinced most of the press and public.
"He ought to get out," said Byrd. "The country cannot have confidence in the Justice Department when the top law enforcement officer obviously has to spend an inordinate amount of his time defending himself.
The sentence reduction was unusual but within the judge's authority, said Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Kathleen M. Edge. "The commonwealth obviously would have preferred the full jury verdict," she said.
And obviously Mr. President, I would be most pleased to see as many American companies as possible investing in the new state - the new federal lander, which was formally the German Democratic Republic.
"Consumers just aren't spending, and the month of December is obviously a very crucial month for the company," said Michael M. Via, an analyst at Anderson & Strudwick in Richmond, Va.
"It was a simple misunderstanding that I can understand," the lawyer said. "He obviously exercised poor judgment.
Officers noted that the bottle seals had obviously been broken and the caps simply screwed back on.
Race obviously will be a factor, but it won't be an issue in the Young campaign; he is telling voters he can bring to Georgia the kind of progress in economic development Atlanta has seen in the past eight years.
Ms. Lesly obviously did not do her homework.
"The buyers obviously need the metal now and are willing to pay an increasing premium for it," he explained.
"I think basically the banana slug has gotten a bad rap," she said. "They're obviously easy to look down upon, and they do have some odd habits.
"Bentsen is obviously mature, well informed," he said. "Quayle came across as quite bright, alert.
Anglian and Taunton Cider can obviously be accused of returning to market with indecent haste, respectively within 18 and 13 months of being purchased by their managers.
Mr Mitterrand may never have thanked Mr Delors for being so obviously and publicly right as finance minister in moving France towards economic austerity in 1983.
"GE obviously didn't feel comfortable with what's out there."
'If there's a fair price on the table, then obviously we would talk,' he said in an interview last week. Securiguard is an unsurprising takeover target.
The financially struggling station offers programs obviously made available cheaply from its boss's other ventures.
The global beauty market has been relatively static for two years. Elf also has the problem that, although YSL is still prestigious, it is these days less obviously in the forefront of fashion.
Reagan obviously hopes to witness the inauguration of the Republican vice president as his successor next Jan. 20.
She was advertising for sex." "She was obviously dressed for a good time, but we felt she may have bit off more than she could chew," said juror Mary Bradshaw.
A military victory over the Western infidels would obviously be best for Saddam.
Analysts said the departure of the two non-executives had raised worries about how Hi-Tec was managed and its trading outlook. 'When non-executives of this calibre resign simultaneously, one obviously draws a negative conclusion,' one analyst said.
But they agreed that Fox had some big problems - most obviously in the raw sugar and agricultural contracts.
I obviously was not sensitive enough in my relations with these women." Back at Habitat headquarters, California businessman Jeff Snider, who arrived Thursday, has taken over as executive vice president in charge of operations.