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