1. Tending to block, hinder, or prevent passage or progress
The fallen tree was obstructive to traffic on the road.
A árvore caída era obstrutiva para o tráfego na estrada.
2. Deliberately preventing or slowing down a process or action
His obstructive behavior delayed the project completion.
Seu comportamento obstrutivo atrasou a conclusão do projeto.
3. In medicine, relating to an obstruction of a bodily passage
The patient was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea.
O paciente foi diagnosticado com apneia obstrutiva do sono.