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OBTRUSIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does obtrusively mean?
• OBTRUSIVELY (adverb)
The adverb OBTRUSIVELY has 1 sense:
1. in an obtrusive manner
Familiarity information: OBTRUSIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an obtrusive manner
Antonym:
unobtrusively (in an unobtrusive manner)
Pertainym:
obtrusive (undesirably noticeable)
Context examples
She, on the other hand, though devoted and faithful, was less obtrusively affectionate.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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