obvius

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

obvius adj.

ob+via, in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet : si ille obvius ei futurus non erat, had no expectation of meeting him : se mihi obvium dedit, met , L.: venit obvius illi, H.: cuicumque est obvia, whomsoever she meets , Iu.: ad Martis fuit obvius aram, Iu.: se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre: obvias mihi litteras mittas, send to meet : montes, qui obvii erant itineri, lay in the way , N.: undis, up stream , O.: Obviaque hospitiis teneat arbos, opposite , V.—As subst n. : in obvio classi hostium esse, be in the way , L.— Against, to meet, to encounter : quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent, had fought , S.: si ingredienti cum armatā multitudine obvius fueris: infestā subit obvius hastā, V.— Open, exposed, liable, subject : rupes Obvia ventorum furiis, V.: (urbs) minus obvia Grais, V.: comitas, i. e. ready , Ta.: rerum similitudo, obtrusive , Ta.

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