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obtrusive
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obtrusive
(adjective)
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obtrusive
/əb
ˈ
truːsɪv/
adjective
obtrusive
/əb
ˈ
truːsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of OBTRUSIVE
[
more obtrusive; most obtrusive
]
1
:
tending to bother people by appearing where you are not welcome or invited
The waiter was attentive without being
obtrusive
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noticeable in an unpleasant or annoying way
We used less
obtrusive
colors in the bedrooms.
obtrusive
advertising
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— obtrusively
adverb
an
obtrusively
large building
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