obtrusive

Meanings

Adjective

undesirably noticeable
- "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child"
- "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"

Adjective Satellite

sticking out; protruding

Adj

Of a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
Of a thing: noticeable or prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*h₁epi
From Latin obtrūsus + English -ive (suffix meaning ‘of the nature of’, forming adjectives). Obtrūsus is the perfect passive participle of obtrūdō, a variant of obstrūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust against or into”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘against; towards’) + trūdō (“to push, shove, or thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push; to thrust”)).

Synonyms

authoritarian, autocratic, bossy, bulging, coercive, commanding, controlling, demanding, despotic, dictatorial, dominant, domineering, forceful, harsh, heavy-handed, in-your-face, intrusive, iron-fisted, iron-handed, jutting, monocratic, noticeable, obtrusive, oppressive, ostentatious, overassertive, overbearing, sharp-elbowed, strict, tyrannical

Antonyms

inobtrusive, nonobtrusive, unobtrusive

Scrabble Score: 14

obtrusive is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
obtrusive is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obtrusive is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

obtrusive is a valid Words With Friends word