1. (a.) Opposing; fronting.

2. (a.) Exposed; subject; open; liable.

3. (a.) 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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