Synonyms

obstruent

American

[ob-stroo-uhnt] / ˈɒb stru ənt /

adjective

Medicine/Medical. (of a substance) producing an obstruction.
Phonetics. (of a speech sound) characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air from the lungs.

noun

Medicine/Medical. a medicine that closes the natural passages of the body.
Phonetics. an obstruent speech sound; a stop, fricative, or affricate.

obstruent British

/ ˈɒbstrʊənt /

adjective

causing obstruction, esp of the intestinal tract

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noun

anything that causes obstruction

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Other Word Forms

unobstruent adjective
unobstruently adverb

Etymology

Origin of obstruent

1660–70; < Latin obstruent- (stem of obstruēns, present participle of obstruere ); obstruct, -ent

Example Sentences

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Obstruent—reliable—particularization—fabulosity—different to—averse to—did one ever come across such a mixture of antique pedantry and modern vulgarism!

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