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Webster 1913 Edition


Obtrusive

Ob-tru′sive

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Adj.
Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one’s self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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Ob-tru′sive-ly
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adv.
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Ob-tru′sive-ness
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Noun.
Not obvious, not
obtrusive
, but retired.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Obtrusive

OBTRU'SIVE

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Adj.
Disposed to obtrude any thing upon others; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self among others, or to enter uninvited.
Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired, the more desirable.