Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an obtrusive manner; forwardly; with undue or unwelcome prominence.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In an obtrusive manner.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in an obtrusive manner

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word obtrusively.

Examples

  • Some talk over the game obtrusively which is not always convenient.

    Chess History and Reminiscences 1869

  • The blocking is complex, but never obtrusively so, and the relationships between the characters are sketched so legibly that you'll know who's who and what's what even if you've never read the novel.

    They Are Playing It Safe—And Smart Terry Teachout 2011

  • And what's in the foreground of 3D TV — onscreen graphics, trees, fans, leaves — pops out, sometimes almost too obtrusively.

    Notah Begay brings unique Tiger Woods perspective to Golf Channel 2010

  • Re: In online teaching, I tend to involve myself in discussions more obtrusively ...

    P is for Presence « An A-Z of ELT 2010

  • And, in a smart final touch, the building ' s balconies, rather than jutting obtrusively from the building ' s facade are flush with it, and placed at the divide between the new construction and the Broome Street building directly to the west.

    A Subtle Tribute to the Architect Dana Rubinstein 2010

  • The use of a radio broadcast, that can be picked up by all who want to hear it seems a good idea to me, so long as thos who pick up the signal don't put set their receivers to play at an obtrusively loud volume.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Not a sheep 2008

  • Tests could certainly be improved to more frequently and less obtrusively measure progress (i.e., online adaptive assessment).

    Leave Bad Schools Behind 2010

  • The use of a radio broadcast, that can be picked up by all who want to hear it seems a good idea to me, so long as thos who pick up the signal don't put set their receivers to play at an obtrusively loud volume.

    Transmitting the call to prayer Not a sheep 2008

  • Tests could certainly be improved to more frequently and less obtrusively measure progress (i.e., online adaptive assessment).

    Tom Vander Ark: Leave Bad Schools Behind 2010

  • In five months in Rome my last trip, I saw one Italian obtrusively and publicly drunk.

    "Thick as mince and a clatty bastit" Peter Rozovsky 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.