obstructive
adjective
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Pronunciation: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ / /ɑbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English obstruct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obstructive From obstruct + -ive.
- Causing obstructions.
“I wanted to see his report on me, but my manager was being obstructive.”
“The obstructive tendency attributed to the knot in spiritual matters appears in a Swiss superstition that if, in sewing a corpse into its shroud, you make a knot on the thread, it will hinder the soul of the deceased on its passage to eternity.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English obstruct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English obstructive From obstruct + -ive.
- One who obstructs something.