obtrusively
adverb
obtrusively is spelled O-B-T-R-U-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, obtrusively means “In an obtrusive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obtrusively?
| Letters | 11: O-B-T-R-U-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obtrusively?
Obtrusively appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce obtrusively?
- General-American
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-obtrusively.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obtrusively
- more obtrusively comparative
- most obtrusively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obtrusively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an obtrusive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obtrusively come from?
From obtrusive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).