Obtruding

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An obtrusion; the act of something that obtrudes.

    "Unless the world be bedlam-mad in proud obtrudings of their own conceits, methinks such a wary, humble man should offend but few, and better keep both his own and the church's peace than others."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of obtrude form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Unless the world be bedlam-mad in proud obtrudings of their own conceits, methinks such a wary, humble man should offend but few, and better keep both his own and the church's peace than others."

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