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In some senses, obtrusive is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
individual
VERB + OBTRUSIVE
merit
OBTRUSIVE + NOUN
course, forehead
ADV.
unpleasantly
adj
Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
The office manager is an unpleasantly obtrusive individual.
Her vertue and the conſcience of her worth, / That would be woo'd, and not unfought be won, / Not obvious, not obtruſive, but retir'd, / The more deſirable, […]
Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
He has an obtrusive forehead.
Thus it was that, year by year, Boss McGinty's diamond pins became more obtrusive, his gold chains more weighty across a more gorgeous vest, and his saloon stretched farther and farther, until it threatened to absorb one whole side of the Market Square.
Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.
The facade of the building was ornamented with obtrusive sculpted designs.
The office manager is an unpleasantly obtrusive individual.
WiktionaryHer vertue and the conſcience of her worth, / That would be woo'd, and not unfought be won, / Not obvious, not obtruſive, but retir'd, / The more deſirable, […]
WiktionaryHe has an obtrusive forehead.
WiktionaryHe tried to be less obtrusive.
Tatoeba · #291840Their general literary merit was not obtrusive, although, of course, they sometimes contained work which afterwards became famous.
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In some senses, obtrusive is marked as figuratively, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.