protrusive
Americanadjective
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projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
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Archaic. pushing forward; having propulsive force.
adjective
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tending to project or jut outwards
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a less common word for obtrusive
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archaic causing propulsion
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of protrusive
1670–80; < Latin prōtrūs ( us ) (past participle of prōtrūdere to protrude ) + -ive
Example Sentences
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She interpreted the virus’s protrusive spikes with tufts of red tissue paper left over from Christmas, and filled up the corona’s hollow with sparkly pompoms and unshelled nuts.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2020
The lips by this time were markedly large and protrusive; part of his daily discipline was tedious button-and-string exercises designed to promote hypertrophy of the orbicularis muscles.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 28, 2011
Havelock rather disliked her protrusive blue eyes, but he could not resist her New-Woman camaraderie.
From Time Magazine Archive
Clear, blue, intelligent eyes, eyebrows that he arches amazingly, large protrusive rather loose mouth, a face of most extreme mobility, which he shuttles about—eyebrows, eyes, mouth and all—in a very singular manner while speaking.
From Life of Charles Dickens by Marzials, Frank T. (Frank Thomas)
Her eyes were weak and watery; her spectacles strong and thick; her nose indeterminate, wavering, erratic; her ears large, her teeth irregular and protrusive, her mouth unfortunate and not guaranteed to close.
From Snake and Sword A Novel by Wren, Percival Christopher
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