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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way.
See {Voyage}.]
1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]
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To the evil turn
My obvious breast. --Milton.
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2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to
dispute." --Milton.
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3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived
by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,
an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
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Apart and easy to be known they lie,
Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.
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Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}.
[1913 Webster] -- {Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --
{Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.
[1913 Webster] Obvolute