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obstructive
(redirected from obstructiveness)

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ob·struct  (b-strkt, b-)
tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs
1. To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder1.
3. To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.

[Latin obstruere, obstrct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]

ob·structer, ob·structor n.
ob·structive adj.
ob·structive·ly adv.
ob·structive·ness n.

obstructive
Adjective
deliberately causing difficulties or delays
obstructively adv
obstructiveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.obstructive - preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder

obstructive
Translations

obstructive [əbˈstrʌktɪv] adjobstruccionista;
stop being obstructive! → ¡deja de poner peros!
obstructive [əbˈstrʌktɪv] adjobstructionniste
obstructive [əbˈstrʌktɪv] obstruct adjhinderlich, obstruktiv (esp Pol);
she's being obstructive → sie macht Schwierigkeiten
obstructive [əbˈstrʌktɪv] adjostruttivo/a; che crea impedimenti

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