obstructiveness


ob·struct

O0016100 (əb-strŭkt′, ŏb-)tr.v. ob·struct·ed, ob·struct·ing, ob·structs 1. To block or fill (a passage or opening) with obstacles or an obstacle.2. To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress. See Synonyms at hinder1.3. To be or get in the way of (a view or something to be seen). See Synonyms at block.
[Latin obstruere, obstrūct- : ob-, against; see ob- + struere, to pile up; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]
ob·struct′er, ob·struc′tor n.ob·struc′tive adj.ob·struc′tive·ly adv.ob·struc′tive·ness n.
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