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obtrusiveness

American  
[uhb-troos-iv-nis] / əbˈtrus ɪv nɪs /

noun

  1. the fact or quality of being obtrusive.


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Clocky’s creator, Gauri Nanda, wanted to temper its obtrusiveness by making it cute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

In each case, these issues are characterized by their obtrusiveness.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2020

By his cleverness, obtrusiveness and passion for intrigue, he won a place in McCarthy's book as "the most brilliant young fellow I have ever met."

From Time Magazine Archive

Moonlight is always picturesque, because it substitutes mass and breadth for the obtrusiveness of petty particulars.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864 by Various

The young person who would cultivate tact in speech and manners will carefully guard against obtrusiveness.

From Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls by Helen Ekin Starrett

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