obstructionaryadj.
/əbˈstrʌkʃn̩(ə)ri/, U.S. /əbˈstrəkʃəˌnɛri/, /ɑbˈstrəkʃəˌnɛri/ Tending to obstruct; deliberately causing obstruction.
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hindering1390
catching?a1430
lettingc1430
lumpering1519
thorter1533
impedient1596
thortersome1606
obstructive1611
obstructing1649
impeditive1651
impeding1717
obstruent1749
hindersome1881
obstructionary1881
hindranceful1889
inhibitive1899
counterproductive1959
1881 Scribner's Monthly Mar. 955/1 Engraving..might profitably take the place of some of the obstructionary studies in our school curriculums.
1903 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 17 316 The Standard Oil Company, it appears, was not engaged in these obstructionary tactics.
1934 W. de la Mare Froward Child 13 He was not always too anxious as to what kind of self was being so obstructionary.
1989 L. Cecil Wilhelm II vii. 161 In spite of the chancellor's obstructionary efforts, the conference opened on 15 March.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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