Definitions for Obstructive
ob·struc·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructiveadjective

   preventing movement

   "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. obstructiveadjective

   Causing obstructions.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obstructiveadjective

   Hindering; causing impediment.

   Etymology: obstructif, Fr. from obstruct.

   Having thus separated this doctrine of God’s predetermining all events from three other things confounded with it, it will now be discernible how noxious and obstructive this doctrine is to the superstructing all good life. Henry Hammond.

2. Obstructivenoun

   Impediment; obstacle.

   The second obstructive is that of the fiduciary, that faith is the only instrument of his justification, and excludes good works from contributing any thing toward it. Henry Hammond.

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1. obstructive

   Obstructive refers to something that is causing a hindrance, blockage or difficulty, preventing progress, action or movement. It's often used in a medical context to describe conditions that cause blockages in the body.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Obstructiveadjective

   tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment

2. Obstructivenoun

   an obstructive person or thing

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. obstrictif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obstructive in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Obstructive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Obstructive in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   Apart from whether the acts were obstructive, this evidence of non-corrupt motives weights heavily against any allegation that the president had a corrupt intent to obstruct the investigation.

2. Julien Claude-Penegry:

   The naturists' way of life of is to be naked. Culture is part of our daily life, and this is a special opportunity, today, the mentality is changing. Naturists ... are pushing past barriers, taboos or mentalities that were obstructive.

3. Raj Dasgupta:

   We're talking loud, obnoxious snoring, the type that would drown out conversations or be heard through closed doors, some of the very descriptive bed partners of my patients with obstructive sleep apnea describe their partners' snores as listening to a' dying bear' or a scene from' Jurassic Park,'.

4. Ferran Barbe:

   There are lots of studies focused on CPAP effects and less evidence with MAD, however, in clinical practice MAD also works. The take-home is that we have two good treatments for obstructive sleep apnea.

5. Rudy Giuliani:

   The next two paragraphs say' not sufficient evidence' and' no obstructive conduct,' that's exoneration by Rod Rosenstein, the attorney general and the Office of Legal Counsel.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Obstructive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Obstructive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Obstructive
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Obstructive
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Obstructive