obtrusive
adjective/əbˈtruːsɪv/
/əbˈtruːsɪv/
- easy to notice in an unpleasant way
- The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler colour.
- They tried to ensure that their presence was not too obtrusive.
- The proposed development would form an obtrusive feature in the landscape.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin obtrus- ‘thrust forward’, from the verb obtrudere, from ob- ‘towards’ + trudere ‘to push’.
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