PROTRUSIVE


Meaning of PROTRUSIVE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: - ' trü-siv, -ziv

Function: adjective

Date: 1676

1 archaic : thrusting forward

2 : PROMINENT , PROTUBERANT <a protrusive jaw>

3 : OBTRUSIVE , PUSHING <a coarse protrusive manner>

– pro · tru · sive · ly adverb

– pro · tru · sive · ness noun

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