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Meaning of "obtrusively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBTRUSIVELY

obtrusively  [əbˈtruːsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBTRUSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obtrusively 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 OBTRUSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obtrusively in the English dictionary

The definition of obtrusively in the dictionary is in an unpleasantly noticeable manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBTRUSIVELY


abusively
əbˈjuːsɪvlɪ
allusively
əˈluːsɪvlɪ
collusively
kəˈluːsɪvlɪ
conclusively
kənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
delusively
dɪˈluːsɪvlɪ
diffusively
dɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
effusively
ɪˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
elusively
ɪˈluːsɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
inclusively
ɪnˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inconclusively
ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
inobtrusively
ˌɪnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ
intrusively
ɪnˈtruːsɪvlɪ
preclusively
prɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
prelusively
prɪˈljuːsɪvlɪ
protrusively
prəˈtruːsɪvlɪ
seclusively
sɪˈkluːsɪvlɪ
transfusively
trænsˈfjuːsɪvlɪ
unexclusively
ˌʌnɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
unobtrusively
ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBTRUSIVELY

obtemperate
obtend
obtention
obtest
obtestation
obtrude
obtruder
obtruncate
obtrusion
obtrusive
obtrusiveness
obtund
obtundent
obtundity
obturate
obturation
obturator
obtuse
obtusely
obtuseness

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBTRUSIVELY

actively
aggressively
alternatively
collectively
comparatively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
excessively
extensively
inductively
lively
lovely
massively
negatively
objectively
positively
progressively
relatively
respectively
selectively

Synonyms and antonyms of obtrusively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBTRUSIVELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obtrusively» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obtrusively

Translation of «obtrusively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBTRUSIVELY

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

Translator English - Chinese

冒失
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obtrusively
570 millions of speakers

English

obtrusively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obtrusively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بتطفل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навязчиво
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obtrusively
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obtrusively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

importunement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara obtrusif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufdringlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

目立つように
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

을 자연스럽게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm phiền
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obtrusively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घोडचुकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obtrusively
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obtrusively
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

natrętnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нав´язливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

impertinentă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obtrusively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obtrusively
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obtrusively
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obtrusively
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obtrusively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBTRUSIVELY»

The term «obtrusively» is normally little used and occupies the 128.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBTRUSIVELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obtrusively» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obtrusively» 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 obtrusively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBTRUSIVELY»

Discover the use of obtrusively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obtrusively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Obtrusively wanted on botchier saboteurs. Wanted, tenebrous or obtrusively cohabits. Now brave throatiest, blue-nosed obscurity. Now obturated obtusely rich abortiveness. Now brave obtusely toothier disturbances. Now overacted ruthless ...
J. Smith
2
Correlation Theory of Chemical Action and Affinity
a Leyden Jar, however highly plus-charged, no Plus or Minus Electricity is obtrusively apparent ; you would not at a glance know that the Jar was charged with any Electricity at all : in like manner, in the Oxygen of the Sky around us, ...
Thomas Wright Hall, 1888
3
Appalachian Mountain Religion: A History
"Religiosity" is a term fixed in many people's minds as meaning "excessively, obtrusively religious." Indeed, one Congregationalist home missions official in the late nineteenth century, who was otherwise sympathetic to mountain religion, ...
Deborah Vansau McCauley, 1995
4
Blackwood's Magazine
If not true, it at least may be true, and that is all we care about. By the by, why will the author insist on thrusting some of the most improbable stories down our throats by obtrusively vouching for their authenticity ? This is unpleasant to the reader ...
‎1827
5
Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian ...
As viewed even from such an angle, they are so delicate as not to be obtrusively conspicuous. As seen from other points of view, especially opposite the center of the ends pr sides of the building, they may be detected by close observation, but  ...
Smithsonian Institution, 1896
6
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Shakespeare, inasmuch as he is intensely subjective, obtrusively personal. So, as a narrator of his own personal experiences and opinions, he ought to have been; just as Shakespeare, where a dramatist, could not have been obtrusively ...
‎1863
7
The Annals of the War Written by Leading Participants North ...
... as I think, not diplomatically, but obtrusively and demonstratively, not for the purpose of furthering exchange of prisoners, but for the purpose of preventing and stopping the exchange, and furnishing a ground on which we could fairly stand.
‎1879
8
The Albany Law Journal: A Monthly Record of the Law and the ...
Since the ' common-law marriage' so-called — another name for concubinage — is obtrusively prevalent in the community, and our calendars are crowded with applications for divorce, it behooves us not to relax the stringency of the rules ...
‎1898
9
The Thinker
There was sufficient light, yet not too much ; the colours were quiet, yet strong and harmonious ; the organ was not obtrusively perched before everybody, nor was its sound obtrusively loud. There was nothing to disturb the eye, yet there was ...
‎1895
10
The Guardian
There is something impersonal, something objective in this exhibition of the Imitation of Christ, whereby the individuality of the author, although this shines everywhere through it, never pushes itself obtrusively in the foreground, and thus leads ...
‎1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBTRUSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obtrusively is used in the context of the following news items.
1
There Are More Than A Few Ways To Monetize Your Mobile App
IAPs also don't have to be a bad thing as long as they aren't running rampant throughout the app and acting obtrusively. Your app for example ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
2
Europe's leaders are now proud owners of the Greek disaster
It puts Greece firmly under the thumb of Europe's finance ministers, obtrusively and indefinitely. The degree of detailed policy direction in the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
Smart-ish Glasses That Don't Look Dumb
And unlike Google Glass, the obtrusively in-your-face headgear that Google stopped selling to consumers in January, VSP's so-called Project ... «MIT Technology Review, Jul 15»
4
CalWave's Underwater 'Carpets' Harness Wave Power
... an underwater mechanism of springy fiberglass “carpets,” generates electricity from ocean waves more efficiently and less obtrusively than ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
5
Europe Owns This Disaster
It puts Greece firmly under the thumb of Europe's finance ministers, obtrusively and indefinitely. The degree of detailed policy direction in the ... «Bloomberg View, Jul 15»
6
DC teacher: How the PARCC Common Core test hurt my students
It does this without obtrusively turning schools into testing prisons and stealing time from valuable and meaningful instruction. And unlike the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
7
Fed Up Patti Lupone Grabs Theatergoer's Phone, Now Threatening …
The unnamed woman — and paying ticket holder, no less — is bent over her phone's screen, glowing obtrusively in the dark, thumbs flicking ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
8
'Squaring Up to the Square Mile': the Map As Weapon
Ostentatiously built and obtrusively located, the Bank of England was a prime and obvious target. But global power has learned to use urban anonymity to its ... «Big Think, Jul 15»
9
Pietersen's exile reflects power coaches now hold over talent
Even in such exotic circumstances there is compelling evidence Pietersen will blend obtrusively into the local scenery. Cricket hardly has a ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Culture, Avarice in 'The Offshoot'
... the avariciousness of African cultural values that she says need urgent reform in a manner that clearly makes the text obtrusively contrived. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Obtrusively [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/obtrusively>. Apr 2024 ».
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