Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Serving or intended to obstruct, hinder, delay, or annoy: as, obstructive parliamentary proceedings.
- Given to obstructing or impeding: as, an obstructive official.
- noun One who or that which obstructs.
- noun One who factiously seeks to obstruct, hinder, or delay the transaction of business, especially legislative business.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment.
- noun An obstructive person or thing.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Causing obstructions .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective preventing movement
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Examples
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Snoring is a common symptom of a syndrome called obstructive sleep apnea or OSA.
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Snoring is a common symptom of a syndrome called obstructive sleep apnea or OSA.
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Zuckerberg's "willing refusal to comply with the obligations imposed on him by the court's order can only be characterized as an obstructive delay tactic," attorneys Jeffrey Lake and Paul Argentieri wrote.
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Another reason for the correlation between obesity and decreased sleep is a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, or sleep apnea.
Sleep: Good for the Brain and the Belly LIVESTRONG.COM 2010
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Another reason for the correlation between obesity and decreased sleep is a condition called obstructive sleep apnea, or sleep apnea.
LIVESTRONG.COM: Sleep: Good for the Brain and the Belly 2010
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Does your child have what is called obstructive sleep apnea?
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It can be a sign of a disorder called obstructive sleep apnea, which requires medical attention.
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006
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It can be a sign of a disorder called obstructive sleep apnea, which requires medical attention.
Solve Your Child’s Sleep Problems M.D. Richard Ferber 2006
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But sometimes, it can be a sign of a disease called obstructive apnea syndrome.
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Likewise, there is nothing tangible or obstructive – in other words, findable – on the side of either objects or mind that logically, if it were there, would necessarily impede either of them from existing at all.
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 5 The Deeper Levels of Mahamudra Meditation 1997
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