I.in the way, so as to meet, meeting, to meet (class.).
I. In gen.: “si ille obvius ei futurus omnino non erat,” had no expectation of meeting him, Cic. Mil. 18, 47: “dare se obvium alicui,” to meet a person, Liv. 1, 16: “quo in loco inter se obvii fuissent,” had met each other, Sall. J. 79, 4: “libellus insidiarum ab obvio quodam porrectus,” by one who met him, Suet. Caes. 81; cf. Quint. 10, 3, 29: “cuicumque est obvia,” whomsoever she meets, Juv. 6, 412: “cui mater mediā sese tulit obvia silvā,” met, Verg. A. 1, 314: “obvia cui Camilla Occurrit,” id. ib. 11, 498: esse in obvio alicui, to be in the way of or where one can meet another, Liv. 37, 23; so, with ellips. of dat.: “Brutidius meus ad Martis fuit obvius aram,” Juv. 10, 83: “se gravissimis tempestatibus obvium ferre,” Cic. Rep. 1, 4, 7: “agmen obviorum,” Suet. Calig. 13: “obvii e diverso,” Plin. 8, 50, 76, § 201.—Of things: “neque aranei tenvia fila Obvia sentimus,” Lucr. 3, 384: “simulacra nobis,” id. 4, 37: “obvias mihi litteras mittas,” send to meet, Cic. Att. 6, 5, 1; cf. id. ib. 6, 4, 3: “ultroque ferebant Obvia securis ubera lactis oves,” offered, presented, Tib. 1, 3, 46: montes, qui obvii erant itineri adversariorum, which lay in their way, which they met or fell in with, Nep. Eum. 9: “quaeque,” Val. Fl. 3, 583: “obvia flamina,” Ov. M. 1, 528: “obvius undis,” up the stream, id. ib. 11, 138: “obviaque hospitiis teneat frondentibus arbos,” over against, opposite, Verg. G. 4, 24: “aquilones,” contrary, adverse, Tac. A. 2, 54: “prona cadit lateque et cominus obvia frangens,” every thing in its way, Cat. 64, 109.—
II. In partic.
A. In a bad sense, as an enemy, against, to meet or encounter: “si ingredienti cum armatā manu obvius fueris,” Cic. Caecin. 27, 76: “Jugurthae obvius procedit,” Sall. J. 21, 1: “obvii hostibus,” id. ib. 50, 4: “infestā subit obvius hastā,” Verg. A. 10, 877.—
B. In a good sense.
1. Easy of access, affable, courteous (perh. not ante-Aug.): “est enim obvius, et expositus, plenusque humanitate,” Plin. Ep. 1, 10, 2.—
2. Of inanim. and abstr. things, at hand, easy, ready, obvious: “nec se obvias fuisse dicenti, sed conquisitas (figuras),” Quint. 9, 3, 5: “quidquid venerit obvium loquamur,” Mart. 11, 7, 7: “obvias opes deferre deos,” Tac. A. 16, 2: “comitas,” id. ib. 2, 2: “laudes,” common, Gell. 5, 1, 1: “obvia et illaborata virtus,” easy, not difficult of attainment, Quint. 12, 2, 2: “ex obvio fere victus (animalibus),” id. 2, 16, 14.—
3. Of words, in constant use, common: “est vestibulum in sermonibus celebre atque obvium verbum,” Macr. S. 6, 8, 15: “municipes et municipia sunt verba dictu facilia et usu obvia,” Gell. 16, 13, 1; 18, 12, 10; cf.: “obvium est dicere dimidiā,” id. 3, 14, 12.—
4. Se dare obvium, to occur to one's mind or memory: “licet omnes (versus) praesens memoria non suggerat, tamen, qui se dederint obvios, annotabo,” Macr. S. 5, 3, 1.—
C. Lying open, i. e. exposed, obnoxious to an evil (poet.): “rupes Obvia ventorum furiis expostaque ponto,” Verg. A. 10, 694: “melioribus opto Auspiciis et quae fuerit minus obvia Graiis,” id. ib. 3, 498: “calvitium quoquoversus obvium,” i. e. exposed to the air, App. M. 11, p. 273 fin.
