obtrusively

English

Etymology

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English obtrusive

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English obtrusively

From obtrusive + -ly.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

obtrusively (comparative more obtrusively, superlative most obtrusively)

1. In an obtrusive manner.

Derived terms

• unobtrusively