Question: can obviously be an adverb?
Answer: obviously. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishob‧vi‧ous‧ly /ˈɒbviəsli $ ˈɑːb-/ ●●● S1 W2 AWL adverb used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood SYN clearly We're obviously going to need more help. Your research has obviously been very thorough. Obviously, this is going to take some time.