obtrusive

[ uhb-troo-siv ]

adjective

1. having or showing a disposition to obtrude, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.

   Synonyms: presumptuous, officious, meddlesome

2. (of a thing) obtruding itself:

   an obtrusive error.

   Synonyms: blatant

3. protruding; projecting.

obtrusive

/ əbˈtruːsɪv /

adjective

1. obtruding or tending to obtrude
2. sticking out; protruding; noticeable

Derived Forms

• obˈtrusiveness, noun
• obˈtrusively, adverb

Other Words From

• ob·trusive·ly adverb
• ob·trusive·ness noun
• hyper·ob·trusive adjective
• hyper·ob·trusive·ly adverb
• hyper·ob·trusive·ness noun
• preob·trusive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of obtrusive¹

1660–70; < Latin obtrūs ( us ) ( obtrusion ) + -ive

Example Sentences

The pitch: “Enjoy surfing the web without obtrusive ads cluttering your screen!”

From The Daily Beast

I will not say that he never showed himself dogmatic and ill-informed, but he was no longer obtrusive and uncharitable.

From Project Gutenberg

In the east this was so common an act of hospitality, that the question did not appear strange, or the request obtrusive.

From Project Gutenberg

The breezy geniality of their shipboard acquaintance did not strike Harry as officious or obtrusive now.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet the accent was frankly Northern, and the diction free from any obtrusive elegance or trace of pedantry.

From Project Gutenberg

This obtrusive jog was certainly very ugly; and it was impossible to conceive of any reason for it.

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