obvi

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UK/ˈɒb.vi/US/ˈɑb.vi/

A form of obvious — Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

adjectiveobvi (comparative more obvi, superlative most obvi)

comparative more obvi · superlative most obvi · alternative obvy

  1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of obvious.

    Tacos, enchiladas and quesadillas. I’m just warming up here, so, yes, this is the "obvi" suggestion.

    2019 May 28, Becky Krystal, “Leave no corn tortilla behind: 6 smart ways to use them up”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2020
    2 more examples

    Theater owner James L. Nederlander announced he is producing the new stage show, titled Once Upon a One More Time (an obvi nod to Spears' debut single '...Baby One More Time').

    2019 March 13, Matt Galea, “Britney Spears' Bangers Are Being Turned Into A Feminist Fairytale Musical”, in Pedestrian.tv, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2022

    There comes a time in every dating app exchange when you start to wonder if you and your match have the same intentions. So far, you've exchanged some flirty banter, discovered some common ground, and it's obvi the interest is mutual.

    2020 July 21, Rebecca Strong, “18 Non-Awk Ways To Ask A Match What Kind Of Relationship They're Looking For”, in Elite Daily, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2020
adverbobvi (comparative more obvi, superlative most obvi)

comparative more obvi · superlative most obvi · alternative obvy

  1. abbreviationclippingslangClipping of obviously.

    Are you going to the party? Obvi.

    2 more examples

    There's obvi no way I'm going to drive that far just for a haircut.

    “So I really loved working here.” “Obvi.” “But the time has come for me to move on. But don't worry, I am not gonna leave you guys in the lurch. I've already found my replacement. I'm gonna train him really, really well so that no business is interrupted in any way.”

    2014 February 25, Nick Kroll, “Finger Magnets” (5:22 from the start), in Kroll Show, season 2, episode 7, spoken by Liz G. (Nick Kroll)

    Synonyms: clearly, evidently, plainly, obvs, apparently, blatantly, baitly, clearly

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

German klar, logo
  • klarobviously
  • logoobviously
  • wohlobviously
  • auf der Hand liegendobviously
Cite this entry
APA

obvi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvi

MLA

“obvi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obvi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obvi.

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