English → Latin
“obtrusive” in Latin
importūnusinconvenient, unsuitable; annoying; rudemolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomeimpudēnsshameless, without shame, arrogant, impudent; not ashamed of immoral behavior
The English word obtrusive itself goes back to Latin trūdō, through obtrūsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
obtrusive
importunus (behaving in a troublesome, unseemly, etc., manner): molestus (troublesome): impudens (shameless): molestus. Or by the verbs.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for obtrusive?
- The usual Latin words for “obtrusive” are importūnus, molestus, impudēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.