obtrusive
English
/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/
adj
Definitions
- Sticking out; protruding.
- Noticeable; prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
- Pushy.
Etymology
Derived from Latin obtrūsus root from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (push, harass, thrust, press, squeeze, crush).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*trewd-
Gloss
push, harass, thrust, press, squeeze, crush
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- inobtrusive English
- inobtrusively English
- inobtrusiveness English
- intrude English
- intruder English
- intrusion English
- intrusive English
- intrusively English
- intrusiveness English
- nonobtrusive English
- obtrusively English
- obtrusiveness English
- protrudable English
- protrude English
- protrusion English
- retrude English
- semiobtrusive English
- unobtrusive English
- unobtrusively English
- unobtrusiveness English
- abstrudo Latin
- abstrusio Latin
- abstrusus Latin
- abstrūdō Latin
- abstrūsus Latin
- obtrudo Latin
- obtrūdō Latin
- obtrūsus Latin
- protrudo Latin
- retrudo Latin
- *ter- Proto-Indo-European
- *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *trewd- Proto-Indo-European
- *twerḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *firi- Proto-Germanic
- *þrautaz Proto-Germanic
- *þreutaną Proto-Germanic
- *þrustijaną Proto-Germanic
- *þrūstijaną Proto-Germanic
- þrēatian Old English
- *trudъ Proto-Slavic
- verdriet Middle Dutch
- troit Old Irish
- vordrēten Middle Low German
- *troudō Proto-Italic
- *treuδ- Proto-Albanian
- *θrusta- Proto-Iranian