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obvs

/ɒ(b)vz/US/ɑ(b)vz/

obvs is the clipping of obviously.

Meaning of obviously

Adverb

obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)

  1. In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
    • She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
    Synonyms:
    apparently
  2. (colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
    • You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...

Noun capitalized: OBVs

OBVs

  1. (plural) plural of OBV

Synonyms of obvs

Forms of obvs

comparativemore obvs
superlativemost obvs

Origin of obvs

Clipping of obviously + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Compare blates (“blatantly”), totes (“totally”).

Questions about obvs

What is obvs the clipping of?
Obvs is the clipping of obviously.
What part of speech is obvs?
Obvs is a noun.
How do you pronounce obvs?
Obvs is pronounced /ɒ(b)vz/ (UK).

Words near obvs in the dictionary

  1. obvolve
  2. obvolved
  3. obvolvent
  4. obvolves
  5. obvolving
  6. obvs
  7. obvy
  8. obvz
  9. Obwalden
  10. OBX
  11. oby

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obvs (page history and authors); OBVs (page history and authors); obviously (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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