protrusive

Adjective

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Adjective (1)

  1. thrusting outwardOpposite intrusiveSimilar jutting, bellied, starting, overshot, obtrusive, ventricose, underhung, beetleSee also convex, bulging
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pro·tru′sive adjective

1. Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion. Erasmus Darwin

2. Capable of being protruded; protrusile.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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