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How to pronounce “obtrusive”
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Pronunciation guide for obtrusive
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of obtrusive with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Virginia Smith: The global risk of flooding -- and how to turn the tide
This isn't a big, obtrusive piece of infrastructure.
- Definition summary
- (figurative)
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce obtrusive
Virginia Smith: The global risk of flooding -- and how to turn the tide

This isn't a big, obtrusive piece of infrastructure.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “obtrusive”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- (figurative)
- (obsolete) Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.
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