"obstructive" meaning in English

See obstructive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [General-American], /ɑbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obstructive.wav Forms: more obstructive [comparative], most obstructive [superlative]
Etymology: From obstruct + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obstruct|ive}} obstruct + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} obstructive (comparative more obstructive, superlative most obstructive)
  1. Causing obstructions. Derived forms: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, deobstructive, obstructively, obstructiveness Translations (causing obstructions): пречещ (prečešt) (Bulgarian), затрудняващ (zatrudnjavašt) (Bulgarian), obstructiu (Catalan), obstructif (French), toirmeascach (Irish), ostruttivo (Italian), ostrusivo (Italian), obstruktiv (Norwegian Bokmål), obstruktiv (Norwegian Nynorsk), obstructiu (Occitan), obstrutivo (Portuguese), obstructiv (Romanian), obstruktiv (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-obstructive-en-adj-zTaSjy5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30

Noun

IPA: /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [General-American], /ɑbˈstɹʌk.tɪv/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obstructive.wav Forms: obstructives [plural]
Etymology: From obstruct + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obstruct|ive}} obstruct + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} obstructive (plural obstructives)
  1. One who obstructs something.
    Sense id: en-obstructive-en-noun-YXNFY6to

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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