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comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner. quotations examples
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess
(colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious. examples