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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSTRUCTIVELY

obstructively  [əbˈstrʌktɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSTRUCTIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obstructively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OBSTRUCTIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obstructively in the English dictionary

The definition of obstructively in the dictionary is in a manner that deliberately causes difficulties for people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSTRUCTIVELY


collectively
kəˈlektɪvlɪ
conductively
kənˈdʌktɪvlɪ
constructively
kənˈstrʌktɪvlɪ
deductively
dɪˈdʌktɪvlɪ
destructively
dɪˈstrʌktɪvlɪ
effectively
ɪˈfɛktɪvlɪ
electively
ɪˈlɛktɪvlɪ
inductively
ɪnˈdʌktɪvlɪ
instinctively
ɪnˈstɪŋktɪvlɪ
instructively
ɪnˈstrʌktɪvlɪ
objectively
əbˈdʒɛktɪvlɪ
productively
prəˈdʌktɪvlɪ
prospectively
prəˈspɛktɪvlɪ
reductively
rɪˈdʌktɪvlɪ
reproductively
ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪvlɪ
respectively
rɪˈspɛktɪvlɪ
retrospectively
ˌrɛtrəʊˈspɛktɪvlɪ
seductively
sɪˈdʌktɪvlɪ
selectively
sɪˈlɛktɪvlɪ
unproductively
ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSTRUCTIVELY

obstipation
obstreperate
obstreperous
obstreperously
obstreperousness
obstriction
obstropalous
obstropulous
obstruct
obstructer
obstruction
obstruction of justice
obstructional
obstructionally
obstructionism
obstructionist
obstructive
obstructiveness
obstructor
obstruent

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSTRUCTIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collaboratively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
excessively
exclusively
extensively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
positively
progressively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
successively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of obstructively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obstructively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSTRUCTIVELY

Find out the translation of obstructively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obstructively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obstructively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

obstructively
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstructivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

obstructively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obstructively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obstructively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

obstructively
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obstrutivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obstructively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fâcheusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara obstruktif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinderlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obstructively
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obstructively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obstructively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obstructively
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obstructively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अडथळा करून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

engel olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obstructively
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obstructively
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

obstructively
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obstructiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obstructively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obstructively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obstructively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obstructively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obstructively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTIVELY»

The term «obstructively» is normally little used and occupies the 125.604 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTIVELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obstructively» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obstructively» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obstructively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTRUCTIVELY»

Discover the use of obstructively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obstructively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination of an elevator and shaft therefor ; a track-bed radiating from said shaft ; cars movable over said track-bed for delivery to said shaft ; and a stopping mechanism for said cars, comprising a buffer member movable to obstructively ...
‎1915
2
The Many Faces of Dependency in Old Age
There are two more behaviors of residents, obstructively engaged behavior and nonengaged behavior. Obstructively engaged behavior has a very low base probability (.03). The consequent behavior flow shows the behavior itself (i.e., ...
Margret M. Baltes, 1996
3
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination of an elevator and shaft therefor; a track-bed radiating from said shaft; cars movable over said track-bed for delivery to said shaft; and a stopping mechanism for said cars, comprising a buffer member movable to obstructively ...
United States. Patent Office, 1915
4
Another Tale to Tell: Politics and Narrative in Postmodern ...
whether. it. will. remain. obstructively. moored. to. its. own. originating,. authorized . moment. in. historical. time. (1983). NOTES. 1. This chapter was presented at the first Socialist Scholars Conference, Cooper Union, New York City, April 1-3, ...
Fred Pfeil, 1990
5
The New world
obstructively used, ownership work forfeiture of title when in face of the greater need of others? This whole question of tenure of unused or obstructively used lands has need of careful revision. In the state and the municipality it is partly solved ...
Joseph Pomeroy Widney, 1907
6
Picturesque Kent: a portfolio of sketches by Duncan Moul ... ...
An ancient city, Cloisterham, and no meet dwelling-place for anyone with hankerings after the noisy world. . . . Fragments of old wall, saints' chapel, chapter house, convent and monastery have got incongruously or obstructively built into many ...
Gibson Thompson, 1901
7
Fallacies: A View of Logic from the Practical Side
(2) Obstructively; (either existing in spite of the other). E.g. S liberty of the press, and jfc the spread of foolish theories. Of co-existent qualities, only three cases need be distinguished : — (1) S and Jb essential f to each other. (This case is rare.) ...
Alfred Sidgwick, 1884
8
Race life of the Aryan peoples
obstructively used, ownership work forfeiture of title when in face of the greater need of others? This whole question of tenure of unused or obstructively used lands has need of careful revision. In the state and the municipality it is partly solved ...
Joseph Pomeroy Widney, 1907
9
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012: Chapter 9, explanatory notes
... one of these actions with the intention of preventing or inhibiting a person entitled to move the vehicle concerned from moving the vehicle. Consequently, a person who moved an obstructively parked vehicle a short distance intending to ...
Great Britain, 2012
10
Bounded Thinking: Intellectual virtues for limited agents
In one case a person who is by nature cautious in intellectual matters, usually obstructively, blunders into a situation where his blind caution happens to produce the behaviour that is called for. In the other a person who is by nature cautious, ...
Adam Morton, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTRUCTIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obstructively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fairview residents frustrated by people using their street as 'a car park'
"We will be looking to serve fixed penalty notices if anyone is found to be parking obstructively as it can quite clearly cause real issues for ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
2
Henri Eliot: Board member, we're watching you!
... you're not pulling your weight, you're obstructively disruptive, or your actions, inside or outside the boardroom, bring distraction or disrepute. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
3
Smoother traffic in sight
... the capital, they began towing away vehicles that were identified to be parked obstructively. The drive, which will be intensified from Monday, ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Watch and read: Making timber plantations attractive for smallholders
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry must also simplify timber trade regulations for smallholders to reduce obstructively high transaction ... «Forests News, Center for International Forestry Research, Jul 15»
5
Brussels clashes with EU markets watchdog
An influential MEP has threatened to cut funding to Europe's markets watchdog after accusing the supervisor of behaving obstructively. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
In Pursuit of the Right to Self-Determination: UNPO Members …
(Diasporas can also be obstructively hardline: “In the diaspora you live the dream,” Mr Salih says; “here you have to deal with reality.”) None of ... «UNPO, Jun 15»
7
Phoenix nations
(Diasporas can also be obstructively hardline: “In the diaspora you live the dream,” Mr Salih says; “here you have to deal with reality.”) None of ... «The Economist, Jun 15»
8
New Defence Guidelines re-brand US-Japan alliance
... by the Abe Government to bend Japan closer to the US could, under different leadership, be re-interpreted more narrowly or obstructively. «The Interpreter, Apr 15»
9
Abandoned car creates legal nightmare for Kenton near Exeter
... empowered to remove vehicles that are illegally, dangerously or obstructively parked, or broken down, or abandoned on a road or other land. «Exeter Express and Echo, Apr 15»
10
Signs You're Not Dressing Your Age
Clothes that are too tight/obstructively baggy, or those that make you feel too hot/cold just aren't worth it – no matter who says you should be ... «FashionBeans, Mar 15»

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