PROTRUSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does protrusive mean? 

• PROTRUSIVE (adjective)
  The adjective PROTRUSIVE has 1 sense:

1. thrusting outward

  Familiarity information: PROTRUSIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROTRUSIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Thrusting outward

Similar:

beetle; beetling (jutting or overhanging)

bellied; bellying; bulbous; bulging; bulgy; protuberant (curving outward)

obtrusive (sticking out; protruding)

jutting; projected; projecting; protruding; relieved; sticking; sticking out (extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary)

overshot (having an upper part projecting beyond the lower)

starting ((especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear)

underhung; undershot; underslung (having a lower part projecting beyond the upper)

ventricose; ventricous (having a swelling on one side)

Also:

bulging; convex (curving or bulging outward)

Antonym:

intrusive (thrusting inward)

Derivation:

protrude (swell or protrude outwards)

protrude (bulge outward)

protrude (extend out or project in space)