Appreciable vs Obtrusive - What's the difference?
appreciable | obtrusive |
Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; considerable.
* 1865 , , Our Mutual Friend , ch. 15:
* 1915 , , Something New , ch. 1:
* 2002 , John J. Mearsheimer, "Realism, the Real World, and the Academy," in Realism and Institutionalism in International Studies (M. Brecher and F. P. Harvey, eds.), ISBN 9780472088591, p. 27:
Sticking out; protruding.
Noticeable]]; prominent, especially in a [[displease, displeasing way.
Pushy.
As adjectives the difference between appreciable and obtrusive
is that appreciable is substantial while obtrusive is sticking out; protruding.appreciable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- A grain of musk will scent a drawer for many years, and still lose nothing appreciable of its original weight.
- For an appreciable time he did not think of rising from his seat.
- If NEAsia were a zone of peace, those American forces would be unnecessary and they could be sent home and demobilized, saving the U.S. taxpayer an appreciable sum of money.
References
*obtrusive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The facade of the building was ornamented with obtrusive sculpted designs.
- He has an obtrusive forehead.
- The office manager is an unpleasantly obtrusive individual.