Definition of "obtrusive" []

• Thrusting out; protruding: an obtrusive rock formation. (adjective)
• Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash: a spoiled child's obtrusive behavior. (adjective)
• Undesirably noticeable: an obtrusive scar. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "So they want to make a new rule banning what they call obtrusive advertising in space."
• "Youtube generally insists that its witnesses are mistaken and blames its oleaginous slurs on what I call obtrusive doomsday prophets."
• "Yes, we too have very seriously considered selling this car (it's a 2002 ML500) and exchanging it for something less "obtrusive" for travel in Mexico."