obstructivenessn.
/əbˈstrʌktᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /əbˈstrəktɪvnᵻs/, /ɑbˈstrəktɪvnᵻs/ The quality, state, or practice of being obstructive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] > quality of being obstructive
obstructiveness1727
stickiness1890
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Obstructiveness, impeding or obstructing, or hindring Quality.
1851 National Era 19 June 99 Her present policy of international free trade is the necessary quod erat demonstrandum of that which just before broke down her domestic habit of obstructiveness, self-detriment, and injustice.
1853 Ladies' Repository Feb. 91/2 We need hardly speak in the language of detestation of this species of obstructiveness.
1884 Spectator 12 July 904/2 The mischievous obstructiveness of the House of Lords.
1920 Q. Jrnl. Econ. 35 100 They tend..to play for safety and to avoid risks, to hold their own, not by ability, but by the mere weight of obstructiveness.
1952 Population Stud. 5 182 The number who have been sent back to Europe for persistent refusal or obstructiveness in work is very small indeed.
1992 Times Educ. Suppl. 31 Jan. 19/4 Those who have this aristocratic disdain for training are joined in their obstructiveness by the ‘university of life’ brigade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
n.1727