obtrusiveness
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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
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Naturally, people talked, and the scandal, by its obtrusiveness, became proverbial.
From A Crime of the Under-seas by Guy Newell Boothby
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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