What does obtrusive mean?

obtrusive means "sticking out; protruding". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in obtrusive?

obtrusive has 3 syllables: ob-tru-sive. The stress falls on "tru". In IPA it is /əbˈtɹusɪv/.

Is obtrusive a common word?

obtrusive is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with obtrusive?

2 words rhyme with obtrusive. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

obtrusive — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
sticking out; protruding
Similarprotrusive
2.
undesirably noticeable
“the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child”
“equally obtrusive was the graffiti”
Similarnoticeable

Questions about obtrusive

What does obtrusive mean?: obtrusive means "sticking out; protruding". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in obtrusive?: obtrusive has 3 syllables: ob-tru-sive. The stress falls on "tru". In IPA it is /əbˈtɹusɪv/.
Is obtrusive a common word?

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