English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From semi- + obtrusive.
Adjective[edit]
semiobtrusive (not comparable)
- Somewhat but not entirely obtrusive.
1988 April 15, David Fremon, “Extras”, in Chicago Reader[1]:It seems like a paradox, people whose job it is to be unobtrusive or semiobtrusive honoring themselves for their efforts.
