obvi

English

Alternative forms

• obvy

Etymology

Clipping of obvious or obviously.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

obvi (comparative more obvi, superlative most obvi)

1. (slang) Clipping of obvious.
   • 2019 March 13, Matt Galea, “Britney Spears' Bangers Are Being Turned Into A Feminist Fairytale Musical”, in Pedestrian.tv‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-12-14:

     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 May 28, Becky Krystal, “Leave no corn tortilla behind: 6 smart ways to use them up”, in The Washington Post‎^[2], archived from the original on 2020-10-08:

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

   • 2020 July 21, Rebecca Strong, “18 Non-Awk Ways To Ask A Match What Kind Of Relationship They're Looking For”, in Elite Daily‎^[3], archived from the original on 2020-07-25:

     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.

Adverb

obvi (comparative more obvi, superlative most obvi)

1. (slang) Clipping of obviously.

   Synonyms: clearly, evidently, plainly, obvs; see also Thesaurus:obviously

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

   Are you going to the party? Obvi.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:obvi.

Translations

obviously

• German: klar (de), logo (slang), wohl (de), auf der Hand liegend

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obvius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɔb.bi]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈɔb.vi]

Adjective

obvi (feminine òbvia, masculine plural obvis, feminine plural òbvies)

1. obvious

Related terms

• òbviament
• obvietat

Further reading

• “obvi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.