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US
/əbˈstɹəktɪv/
]
[ UK /ɒbstɹˈʌktɪv/ ]
[ UK /ɒbstɹˈʌktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
preventing movement
the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street
How To Use obstructive In A Sentence
- Timolol maleate can cause bronchospasms and is contraindicated in patients with bronchial asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- The traditional view is that the malefic planets tend to be obstructive; planets debilitated by sign or house position tend to find it difficult to act.
- Human documents belong to humankind: hence his rage against obstructive archivists who dare refuse access to precious materials which have fallen to their care.
- Singing is used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to increase lung capacity and ease the symptoms of bronchitis and emphysema. Times, Sunday Times
- [1376] Some except honey; to those that are cold, it may be tolerable, but [1377] Dulcia se in bilem vertunt, (sweets turn into bile,) they are obstructive. Anatomy of Melancholy
- Multiple studies have shown that those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea have a decrease in their quality of life.
- He denied having had a sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infection, previous paraphimosis, instrumentation, piercings, or obstructive symptoms.
- Singing is used in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to increase lung capacity and ease the symptoms of bronchitis and emphysema. Times, Sunday Times
- WITH their leering passengers and obstructive manoeuvring, stretch limousines are for many drivers a crime against taste, decency and sensible road use. Times, Sunday Times
- The resultant obstructive azoospermia can be treated quite successfully with a combination of sperm aspiration and ICSI.