obtrusive (obtrosiv)

[L. obtrudere, pp. obtrusus, thrust in, + -ive.) Disposed to obtrude; given to thrusting one's self or one's opinions upon the company or notice of others; forward (applied to persons); unduly prominent (applied to things). Her virtue, and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won, Not obvious, not obtrusive , but retired. Milton , P. L., viii. 504. Too soon will show, like nests on wintry boughs, Obtrusive emptine . Lowell , Parting of the Ways, obtrusively (ob-trö'siv-li), adv. In an obtrusive manner; forwardly; with undue or unwelcome prominence.