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