Added 9 October 2026
obtrusive
/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/ adjective
Latin root: obtrūsus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about obtrusive at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Sticking out; protruding.
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Undesirably noticeable.
the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child
Origin
PIE word *h₁epi From Latin obtrūsus + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘of the nature of’, forming adjectives). Obtrūsus is the perfect passive participle of obtrūdō, a variant of obstrūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust against or into”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + trūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push; to thrust”)).
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