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ob·tru·sive (

b-tr

v, -z

b-)

adj.

1. Thrusting out; protruding: an obtrusive rock formation.

2. Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash: a spoiled child's obtrusive behavior.

3. Undesirably noticeable: an obtrusive scar.

[From Latin obtrsus, past participle of obtrdere, to obtrude; see obtrude.]

ob·trusive·ly adv.

ob·trusive·ness n.

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Adv.

obtrusively - in an obtrusive manner

unobtrusively - in an unobtrusive manner; "messengers were moving unobtrusively over the jet-black mountain ranges, bearing confidential tidings from sheikhdom to sheikhdom"

Translations

obtrusively [əbˈtruːsɪvlɪ] ADV [do sth] → de(una)forma que resulta molesta

obtrusively

adv → (zu) auffällig; smell → penetrant

obtrusively [əbˈtruːsɪvlɪ] adv → in modo invadente

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advertise advertize agitate campaign crusade fight glare obtrusive officious press promote push unobtrusively			To employ such license at all obtrusively is, no doubt, grotesque; but in any mode of poetic diction there must be moderation. The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context Kitty and Levin would be of the party, and that this might not be obtrusively evident, there would be a girl cousin too, and young Shtcherbatsky, and la piece de resistance among the guests--Sergey Koznishev and Alexey Alexandrovitch. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context There, were many whose shillings had gone into his pocket to buy him meat and drink; but none who were now obtrusively Hail fellow well met Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context			Obstupefy obtain obtainable Obtainer obtaining by deception Obtainment obtect Obtected obtemper Obtemperate Obtend Obtenebration Obtension obtention obtest Obtestation Obtrectation obtrude obtrude upon Obtruder Obtruncate Obtruncation obtrusion Obtrusionist obtrusive obtrusively obtrusiveness obtund Obtundent Obtunder obturate Obturation obturator Obturator foramen obturator vein Obtusangular obtuse obtuse angle obtuse leaf obtuse triangle Obtuse-angled obtuse-angled triangle obtusely obtuseness Obtusion Obtusity Obumbrant Obumbrate obumbration Obuncous Obvention			OBTPD obtrectare obtrectatio Obtrectation Obtrectation OBTRS obtrude obtrude obtrude on obtrude upon obtruded obtruded obtruder obtruder obtruders obtruders obtrudes obtrudes obtruding obtruding Obtruncate Obtruncation obtrusion obtrusion Obtrusionist obtrusions obtrusions obtrusive obtrusive Obtrusive lighting obtrusively obtrusiveness obtrusiveness OBTS OBTT OBTTF obtund obtund obtund obtund Obtundation Obtundation Obtundation Obtundation obtunded obtunded obtunded obtunded obtundent obtundent obtundent obtundent Obtunder obtunding obtunding obtunding obtunding obtundity obtundity obtundity obtundity

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