Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstructive

/əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: ob-struc-tive
IPA: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing obstructions.

noun

One who obstructs something.

Example Sentences

"I wanted to see his report on me, but my manager was being obstructive."
"The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity."

Etymology

Etymology tree English obstruct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obstructive From obstruct + -ive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/
British English: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/

Inflected Forms

more obstructive (comparative) most obstructive (superlative) obstructives (plural)

Derived Forms

antiobstructive deobstructive nonobstructive obstructively obstructiveness obstructivism postobstructive unobstructive

Phrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Synonyms

clogging hindering impeding

Rhymes With

productive non-productive destructive reproductive constructive seductive unproductive conductive instructive inductive reconstructive superconductive

Questions

How do you pronounce obstructive?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/.
What does obstructive mean?: Causing obstructions.
Where does obstructive come from?: Etymology tree English obstruct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obstructive From obstruct + -ive.

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