intrusive

[ in-troo-siv ]

/ ɪnˈtru sɪv /

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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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Origin of intrusive

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at intrusion, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM intrusive

in·tru·sive·ly, adverbin·tru·sive·ness, nounnon·in·tru·sive, adjectivenon·in·tru·sive·ly, adverb

un·in·tru·sive, adjectiveun·in·tru·sive·ly, adverb

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How to use intrusive in a sentence

As a result, advertisers are placing more emphasis —and media dollars once earmarked for traditional advertising — on partnerships with the likes Riot Games to develop non-intrusive ads.
‘We want our brands to be where people are’: As gaming becomes a culture touchstone, advertisers toggle in|Seb Joseph|December 1, 2020|Digiday
You left a digital footprint, your data was sold and now you’re being hit with intrusive ads.
The downfall of adtech means the trust economy is here|Walter Thompson|November 23, 2020|TechCrunch
These include signals such as how quickly a page loads, if it’s mobile-friendly, runs on HTTPS, has intrusive interstitials and whether content jumps around as the page loads.
Google Page Experience Update to launch May 2021 with new labels in search results|Barry Schwartz|November 10, 2020|Search Engine Land
Around the world, the rapid spread of covid prompted many public health measures that have been intrusive.
Covid-19 has led to a worrisome uptick in the use of electronic ankle monitors|Amy Nordrum|October 8, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Frustrations with the intrusive machines have long simmered in some of the nation’s most scenic spots.
The FAA Is Enabling Helicopters to Ruin the Outdoors|Frederick Reimers|October 3, 2020|Outside Online
Even if it does end with her whinging about the intrusiveness of TSA agents.
Sarah Palin Serves Up a Healthy Serving of Venom in Her Christmas Book|Michelle Cottle|November 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Contraception is a Terri Schiavo moment; there is a sense of government intrusiveness.
Democratic Fears Fade as War on Women Wounds GOP|Kirsten Powers|April 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Some who have seen the new CDC ads wonder if the jarring intrusiveness is somehow wrong and ultimately counterproductive.
Could Graphic New Anti Smoking Ads Do More Harm?|Kent Sepkowitz|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I stole away abashed at my own intrusiveness, and feeling that I was rightfully punished by the misery that overwhelmed me.
That Boy Of Norcott's|Charles James Lever
Certainly, privacy should be respected, and we should not force ourselves upon others, but attentiveness is not intrusiveness.
Herein is Love|Reuel L. Howe
His frankness and sincerity, his friendship for me, relieved this broaching of my intimate interests of intrusiveness.
Children of the Market Place|Edgar Lee Masters
My intrusiveness had made me lose the best chance of the whole nesting season.
A-Birding on a Bronco|Florence A. Merriam
There's a good deal of talk about the intrusiveness of the newspapers; all I know is that they've never intruded upon me.
A Modern Instance|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for intrusive

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

intrusively, adverbintrusiveness, noun

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