Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If something is ~, it is easy to see or understand.
...the need to rectify what is an ~ injustice...
Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn’t quite so ~.
= clear
ADJ
2.
If you describe something that someone says as ~, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination.
There are some very ~ phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use.
ADJ disapproval
~ness
Francis smiled agreement, irritated by the ~ness of his answer.
N-UNCOUNT
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If you say that someone is stating the ~, you mean that they are saying something that everyone already knows and understands.
It may be stating the ~, but most teleworking at present is connected with computers.
PHRASE: V inflects