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intrusive
[in-troo-siv]
adjective
tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome.
intrusive memories of a lost love.
characterized by or involving intrusion.
intruding; thrusting in.
Geology.
(of a rock) having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition.
noting or pertaining to plutonic rocks.
Phonetics., excrescent.
intrusive
/ ɪnˈtruːsɪv /
adjective
characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude
(of igneous rocks) formed by intrusion Compare extrusive
phonetics relating to or denoting a speech sound that is introduced into a word or piece of connected speech for a phonetic rather than a historical or grammatical reason, such as the (r) often pronounced between idea and of in the idea of it
Other Word Forms
- intrusively adverb
- intrusiveness noun
- nonintrusive adjective
- nonintrusively adverb
- unintrusive adjective
- unintrusively adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intrusive1
Example Sentences
But though England in the late 16th century is an utterly alien time and place, and it feels that way in some early scenes, Ms. Zhao grafts onto her setting an intrusive 21st-century sensibility.
“In some ways it can be a good boundary with family, because you have your own built-in source of support if your family is overly intrusive,” Coleman said.
Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke ruled the prosecutions were unnecessary and allowed both appeals, noting "less intrusive" measures of dealing with the case had not been pursued.
They’re intrusive at the table, with very specific characters that don’t easily accompany the gentler flavors of turkey and squash.
The BBC is much bigger and its funding model more intrusive.
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