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   Ob·vi·ous

   /ˈäbvēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent: "unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession"
   • ▪ predictable and lacking in subtlety: "it was an obvious remark to make"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obviousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • O

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   • B

     3

   • V

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   • I

     1

   • O

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   • U

     1

   • S

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