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intrusive
[ in-troo-siv ]
/ ÉȘnËtru sÉȘv /
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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 (def. 2).
OTHER WORDS FOR intrusive
1 annoying, bothersome, interfering, distracting, irksome, worrisome, troublesome, irritating, disturbing.
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Words nearby intrusive
introverted, intrude, intruder, Intruder in the Dust, intrusion, intrusive, intrust, intubate, INTUC, intuit, intuition
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British Dictionary definitions for intrusive
intrusive
/ (ÉȘnËtruËsÉȘv) /
adjective
characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude
(of igneous rocks) formed by intrusionCompare extrusive (def. 2)
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
Derived forms of intrusive
intrusively, adverbintrusiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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