ob|tru´sive|ness — ob|tru|sive «uhb TROO sihv», adjective. 1. inclined to obtrude; putting oneself forward; intrusive: »What matters if you are considered obtrusive? (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): meddlesome, officious, pushing, forward. 2. projecting; protruding. – … Useful english dictionary
un´ob|tru´sive|ness — un|ob|tru|sive «UHN uhb TROO sihv», adjective. not obtrusive; modest; inconspicuous: »Poetry should be…unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one s soul and does not startle it (Keats). –un´ob|tru´sive|ly, adverb. –un´ob|tru´sive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|tru´sive|ly — in|tru|sive «ihn TROO sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. intruding; coming unasked and unwanted: »Let me shake off the intrusive cares of day (James Thomson). SYNONYM(S): obtrusive. 2. Geology. forced into fissures or between strata while molten. 3 … Useful english dictionary
in|tru|sive — «ihn TROO sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. intruding; coming unasked and unwanted: »Let me shake off the intrusive cares of day (James Thomson). SYNONYM(S): obtrusive. 2. Geology. forced into fissures or between strata while molten. 3. Phonetics … Useful english dictionary
ob|tru´sive|ly — ob|tru|sive «uhb TROO sihv», adjective. 1. inclined to obtrude; putting oneself forward; intrusive: »What matters if you are considered obtrusive? (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): meddlesome, officious, pushing, forward. 2. projecting; protruding. – … Useful english dictionary
ob|tru|sive — «uhb TROO sihv», adjective. 1. inclined to obtrude; putting oneself forward; intrusive: »What matters if you are considered obtrusive? (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): meddlesome, officious, pushing, forward. 2. projecting; protruding. – … Useful english dictionary
un´ob|tru´sive|ly — un|ob|tru|sive «UHN uhb TROO sihv», adjective. not obtrusive; modest; inconspicuous: »Poetry should be…unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one s soul and does not startle it (Keats). –un´ob|tru´sive|ly, adverb. –un´ob|tru´sive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|ob|tru|sive — «UHN uhb TROO sihv», adjective. not obtrusive; modest; inconspicuous: »Poetry should be…unobtrusive, a thing which enters into one s soul and does not startle it (Keats). –un´ob|tru´sive|ly, adverb. –un´ob|tru´sive|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… … English syllables