Defn: Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self
or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward;
pushing; intrusive.
— Ob*tru"sive*ly, adv.
— Ob*tru"sive*ness, n.
Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. Milton.
OBTUND
Ob*tund", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obtunded; p. pr. & vb. n. Obtunding.]
Etym: [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see Ob-) + tundere to strike or
beat. See Stutter.]
Defn: To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall. [Archaic] Harvey. They…have filled all our law books with the obtunding story of their suits and trials. Milton.
OBTUNDENT
Ob*tund"ent, n. Etym: [L. obtundens, p.pr. of obtundere.] (Med.)
Defn: A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; — nearly the same as demulcent. Forsyth.
OBTUNDER
Ob*tund"er, n. (Med.)
Defn: That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.
OBTURATE
Ob"tu*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obturated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Obturating.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]
Defn: To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance),
Defn: to stop (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.