An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
OBTRUSIVE
obtrusive
(adjective) undesirably noticeable; “the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child”; “equally obtrusive was the graffiti”
obtrusive
(adjective) sticking out; protruding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
obtrusive (comparative more obtrusive, superlative most obtrusive)
Sticking out; protruding.
Noticeable; prominent, especially in a displeasing way.
Pushy.
Synonyms
• (sticking out): bulging, jutting
• (pushy): impertinent, intrusive
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*tru"sive, a.
Definition: Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
– Ob*tru"sive*ly, adv.
– Ob*tru"sive*ness, n. Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ABOUND
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