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[ UK /ɒbtɹˈuːsɪv/ ]
[ US /əbˈtɹusɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. sticking out; protruding
  2. undesirably noticeable
    equally obtrusive was the graffiti
    the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child

How To Use obtrusive In A Sentence

  • It's not often you can eat the utensils, and the friendly, unobtrusive service saw to it we never wanted for extra injera, so we were pleased. - 1 / 2
  • Google says they will be, quote, "unobtrusive" -- uh-huh, likely story -- and will appear at the bottom of some of the videos for 10 seconds. CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2007
  • As the sides of the scow were a little higher than usual, and the interior of the cabin had no more elevation than was necessary for comfort, this unusual addition had neither a very clumsy nor a very obtrusive appearance. The Deerslayer
  • Follow them the first time to see how they do, (you can tell them and do it very inobtrusively,). Donna Fish: The Ever Expanding Umbilical Cord, or Tweens and Independence
  • The background music is played at an unobtrusive level and there is little or no traffic noise to disturb you.
  • They will try to make sure everything is almost neurotically unobtrusive, bridezilla in reverse. Times, Sunday Times
  • They tried to ensure that their presence was not too obtrusive.
  • Tests could certainly be improved to more frequently and less obtrusively measure progress (i.e., online adaptive assessment). Leave Bad Schools Behind
  • The human heads which ornamented the arms of the chair were obtrusive, and detracted from the dignity which the artist succeeded in gaining in the figure. Edmonia Lewis’s “Death of Cleopatra” | Edwardian Promenade
  • The void of the Berlin Museum is incessant, obtrusive and silent.
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