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Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

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  1. a. Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
  2. adj. sticking out; protruding
  3. adj. undesirably noticeable
  4. Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. -- Ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. -- Ob*tru"sive*ness, n. Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. Milton.
  5. Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's selfor one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward;pushing; intrusive.-- Ob*tru"sive*ly, adv.-- Ob*tru"sive*ness, n.Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. Milton.
  6. j:100 a. undesirably noticeable s. sticking out; protruding