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    Obvious , 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.

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      -- Ob"vi*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob"vi*ous-ness, n.

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