obviously UK /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/US /ˈɑ(b).vi(.)əs.li/ adverb2 •in a way that is easy to see or understandShe was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.She'd obviously not gone to sleep yet: her eyes were bloodshot with sleepiness. •(informal) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ... formsmore obviously · most obviously