The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. obstrictif.] Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment. -- Ob*struct"ive*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
adv. In an obstructive manner.
WordNet
adv. in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project" [syn: hinderingly]
Usage examples of "obstructively".
Pettier, whose Technical Section was now part of Inspection, and Wilson, of Gages, were two of those who talked largely and glowingly, but acted obstructively if they acted at all.
After a while he abandoned this one as well as being obstructively cynical and decided he quite liked human beings after all, but he always remained desperately worried about the terrible number of things they didn't know about.
After a while he abandoned this one as well as being obstructively cynical and decided he quite liked human beings after all, but he always remained desperately worried about the terrible number of things they didn’t know about.