Obtrusive

/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
2. Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
3. (obsolete) Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.

Example Sentences

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, […]

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.

But there was a third principal in this primitive drama, the wife of Essenden, a woman of great energy, great possessiveness and obtrusive helpfulness.

The facade of the building was ornamented with obtrusive sculpted designs.

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• more obtrusive
• most obtrusive

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