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  • 13unfavorably — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. adversely, negatively, opposingly, oppositely, conflictingly, antagonistically, obstructively, malignantly, counteractively, contrarily, untowardly, as a deterrent, in opposition to, in the negative, on the contrary, by… …

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  • 14obstructive — adjective 1》 causing an obstruction. 2》 causing deliberate difficulties and delays: a culture of obstructive bureaucracy. Derivatives obstructively adverb obstructiveness noun …

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  • 15obstructive — adjective trying to prevent someone from doing something by deliberately making it difficult for them: an obstructive official | obstructive tactics obstructively adverb obstructiveness noun (U) …

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  • 16obstruct — /əbˈstrʌkt / (say uhb strukt) verb (t) 1. to block or close up, or make difficult of passage, with obstacles, as a way, road, channel, or the like. 2. to interrupt, make difficult, or oppose the passage, progress, course, etc., of. 3. to come in… …

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  • 18obstructive — [əb struk′tiv] adj. obstructing or tending to obstruct obstructively adv. obstructiveness n …

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  • 19obstructive — adj. & n. adj. causing or intended to cause an obstruction. n. an obstructive person or thing. Derivatives: obstructively adv. obstructiveness n …

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