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OBTRU'SIVE, a. Disposed to obtrude any thing upon others; inclined to intrude or...
OBTRU'SIVELY, adv. by way of obtrusion or thrusting upon others, or entering uns...
OBTUND', v.t. [L. obtundo; ob and tundo, to beat.] To dull; to blunt; to quell; ...
OBTURA'TION, n. [L. obturatus, from obturo, to stop up.] The act of stopping by ...
OB'TURATOR, n. In anatomy, the obturators are muscles which rise from the outer ...
OBTUSANG'ULAR, a. [obtuse and angular.] Having angles that are obtuse, or larger...
OBTU'SE, a. [L. obtusus, from obtundo, to beat against.] 1. Blunt; not pointed o...
OBTU'SELY, adv. 1. Without a sharp point. 2. Dully; stupidly.
OBTU'SENESS, n. 1. Bluntness; as the obtuseness of an edge or a point. 2. Dullne...
OBTU'SION, n. s as z. 1. The act of making blunt. 2. The state of being dulled o...
OBUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. obumbro; ob and umbra, a shade.] To shade; to darken; to cl...
OBUMBRA'TION, n. The act of darkening or obscuring.
OBVEN'TION, n. [L. obvenio, ob and venio, to come.] Something occasional; that w...
OBVERS'ANT, a. [L. obversans, obversor; ob and versor, to turn.] Conversant; fam...
OBVERSE, a. obvers'. In botany, having the base narrower than the top; as a leaf...
OBVERT', v.t. [L. obverto; ob and verto, to turn.] To turn towards.