1.
[syn: obtrusive, noticeable]
2. sticking out; protruding;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Obtrusive \Ob*tru"sive\, 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. -- Ob*tru"sive*ly, adv. --
Ob*tru"sive*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
obtrusive
adj 1: undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a
spoiled child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"
[syn: obtrusive, noticeable] [ant: unnoticeable,
unobtrusive]
2: sticking out; protruding