intrusive
[ in-troo-siv ]
/ ɪnˈtru sɪv /
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).
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SYNONYMS FOR intrusive
1 annoying, bothersome, interfering, distracting, irksome, worrisome, troublesome, irritating, disturbing.
OTHER WORDS FROM intrusive
Words nearby intrusive
introvert, intrude, intruder, intruder in the dust, intrusion, intrusive, intrusive r, intrust, intubate, intuc, intuit
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intrusive
/ (ɪnˈtruːsɪv) /
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
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