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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. obtrusive is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin obtrūs-, obtrūdere, ‑ive suffix. See etymology.
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. obtrusiveness is formed within English, by derivation.
Jul 30, 2019 · obtrusive (adj.) 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.
Sociologists interested in history are likely to use unobtrusive methods, which are also well suited to comparative research. Historical comparative research is “research that focuses either on one or more cases over time (the historical part) or on more than one nation or society at one point in time (the comparative part)” (Esterberg, 2002, p. 129).
Unobtrusive Measures: An I nventory of Uses. February 1976. Sociological Methods & Research 4 (3):267-300. DOI: 10.1177/004912417600400301. Authors: Thomas J. Bouchard Jr. University of Minnesota ...
In this chapter, we explore unobtrusive methods of collecting data. Unobtrusive research1 refers to methods of collecting data that don’t interfere with the subjects under study (because these methods are not obtrusive). Both qualitative and quantitative researchers use unobtrusive research methods. Unobtrusive methods share the unique ...
Sep 28, 2024 · He has an obtrusive forehead. 1914 September – 1915 May , Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Bodymaster”, in The Valley of Fear: A Sherlock Holmes Novel , New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company , published 27 February 1915, →OCLC , part II (The Scowrers), pages 194–195 :
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