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
pro|tru´sive|ly — pro|tru|sive «proh TROO sihv», adjective. sticking out; projecting. –pro|tru´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
pro|tru|sive — «proh TROO sihv», adjective. sticking out; projecting. –pro|tru´sive|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ex|tru|sive — «ehk STROO sihv», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tending to extrude or thrust outward. 2. resulting from or characterized by extrusion. 3. that can be extruded. 4. (of igneous rock) having been forced out in a molten or plastic condition at the… … Useful english dictionary
in|tru´sive|ness — 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
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
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
