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obtrusive

obt·ru·sive

UK/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/ US/ɒb-/ uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

undesirably noticeable

  • “the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child”
  • “equally obtrusive was the graffiti”
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2.

sticking out; protruding

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Origin

PIE word *h₁epi From Latin obtrūsus + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘of the nature of’, forming adjectives). Obtrūsus is the perfect passive participle of obtrūdō, a variant of obstrūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust against or into”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + trūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push; to thrust”)).

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