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Mid 1600s
- The earliest known use of the adjective obtrusive is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusive is from 1652, in the writing of Thomas Urquhart, author and translator.
Jul 30, 2019 · obtrusive. (adj.) "given to thrusting one's self or one's opinions upon the company or notice of others, characterized by forcibly thrusting (oneself, etc.) into notice or prominence," 1660s, from Latin obtrus-, past participle stem of obtrudere (see obtrude) + -ive. Related: Obtrusively; obtrusiveness.
The meaning of OBTRUSIVE is forward in manner or conduct. How to use obtrusive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obtrusive.
In all the ecclesiastical contests of the twenty years which followed 1845, Keble took a part, not loud or obtrusive, but firm and resolute, in maintaining those High Anglican principles with which his life had been identified. The fence had the strength to contain cattle without being visually obtrusive on the landscaped parkland.
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The earliest known use of the noun obtrusiveness is in the 1810s. OED's earliest evidence for obtrusiveness is from 1814, in the writing of Jane Austen, novelist.
The earliest known use of the adjective inobtrusive is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for inobtrusive is from 1796, in the writing of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher.
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obtrusive. (ɒbtruːsɪv ) adjective. If you say that someone or something is obtrusive, you think they are noticeable in an unpleasant way. 'You are rude and obtrusive, Mr Galbraith,' said Tommy. These heaters are less obtrusive and are easy to store away in the summer.
