un|ob|tru|sive

un|ob|tru|sive
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.

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  • 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

  • in|ob|tru|sive — «IHN uhb TROO sihv», adjective. not obtrusive; unobtrusive …   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

  • 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|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

  • 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|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

  • pro|tru´sive|ly — pro|tru|sive «proh TROO sihv», adjective. sticking out; projecting. –pro|tru´sive|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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