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- Dictionaryobstructive/əbˈstrʌktɪv/
adjective
- 1. causing a blockage or obstruction: "all tubing should be cleared of obstructive algae and detritus"
- 2. causing or tending to cause deliberate difficulties and delays: "he denied the council had been obstructive"
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OBSTRUCTIVE definition: 1. trying to stop someone from doing something by causing problems for them: 2. trying to stop…. Learn more.
obstructive. Anything that's obstructive gets in the way or blocks the flow of something. If you have an obstructive object stuck in your kitchen sink drain, you might have to call a plumber to get the water flowing again.
Obstructive definition: blocking a passage or view. See examples of OBSTRUCTIVE used in a sentence.
OBSTRUCTIVE meaning: 1. trying to stop someone from doing something by causing problems for them: 2. trying to stop…. Learn more.
adjective. If you say that someone is being obstructive, you think that they are deliberately causing difficulties for other people. Mr Smith was obstructive and refused to follow correct procedure. Synonyms: unhelpful, difficult, awkward, blocking More Synonyms of obstructive. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of obstructive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
interrupting, hindering, or opposing the progress or course of some process: This is an opportunity to share different viewpoints, so feel free to do so; but if disagreement becomes obstructive, we will not achieve our aims.
Obstructive definition: Obstructing or tending to obstruct.
to interrupt, hinder, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. to block from sight; to be in the way of (a view, passage, etc.). Latin obstructus (past participle of obstruere to build or pile up in the way, bar). See ob -, construct. 1605–15. ob•struct′ed•ly, adv. ob•struct′er, ob•struc′tor, n. ob•struct′ing•ly, adv. ob•struc′tive, adj.
: to block or close up by an obstacle. A piece of food obstructed his airway. The road was obstructed by a fallen tree. 2. : to hinder from passage, action, or operation : impede. Constant interruptions obstruct our progress. was charged with obstructing justice by lying to investigators. 3. : to cut off from sight. A wall obstructs the view.
