Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obtrusively

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
ob-tru-sive-ly
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an obtrusive manner.

Etymology

Etymology tree English obtrusive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English obtrusively From obtrusive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more obtrusively (comparative) most obtrusively (superlative)

Derived Forms

Questions

What does obtrusively mean?
In an obtrusive manner.
Where does obtrusively come from?
Etymology tree English obtrusive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English obtrusively From obtrusive + -ly.

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