PROTRUSIVE Meaning of PROTRUSIVE in English [pro.tru.sive] adj (1676) 1 archaic: thrusting forward 2: prominent, protuberant "a ~ jaw" 3: obtrusive, pushing "a coarse ~ manner" -- pro.tru.sive.ly adv -- pro.tru.sive.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012