Hypertext Webster Gateway: "obtrusive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Obtrusive \Ob*tru"sive\, a.
Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self
or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited;
forward; pushing; intrusive. -- {Ob*tru"sive*ly}, adv. --
{Ob*tru"sive*ness}, n.
Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
obtrusive
adj 1: undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled
child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti" [syn: {noticeable}]
[ant: {unobtrusive}]
2: sticking out; protruding
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