obstructive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ (General-American)
- /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɑbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ (General-American)
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.
Meanings
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Causing obstructions.
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.
1911, James George Frazer, chapter V, in Taboo and the Perils of the Soul (The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion; II), third edition, London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, page 310:I wanted to see his report on me, but my manager was being obstructive.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more obstructive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most obstructive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · postobstructive · obstructiveness · unobstructive · antiobstructive · deobstructive · obstructivism · obstructively · nonobstructive
Translations (16)
hi विघ्नकारी (causing obstructions) · el καταιγιστικός (causing obstructions) · ca obstructiu (causing obstructions) · it ostruttivo (causing obstructions) · pt obstrutivo (causing obstructions) · bg пречещ (causing obstructions) · bg затрудняващ (causing obstructions) · fr obstructif (causing obstructions) · el κωλυσιεργικός (causing obstructions) · nb obstruktiv (causing obstructions) · oc obstructiu (causing obstructions) · nn obstruktiv (causing obstructions) · ro obstructiv (causing obstructions) · sv obstruktiv (causing obstructions) · ga toirmeascach (causing obstructions) · it ostrusivo (causing obstructions)