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intrusive

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in⋅tru⋅sive

  [in-troo-siv]
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–adjective
1. tending or apt to intrude; coming without invitation or welcome: intrusive memories of a lost love.
2. characterized by or involving intrusion.
3. intruding; thrusting in.
4. Geology.
a. (of a rock) having been forced between preexisting rocks or rock layers while in a molten or plastic condition.
b. noting or pertaining to plutonic rocks.
5. Phonetics. excrescent (def. 2).
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see intrusion, -ive

Related forms:
in⋅tru⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
in⋅tru⋅sive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. annoying, bothersome, interfering, distracting, irksome, worrisome, troublesome, irritating, disturbing.
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in·tru·sive   (ĭn-trōō'sĭv, -zĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Intruding or tending to intrude.

  2. Geology Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.

  3. Linguistics Epenthetic.

in·tru'sive·ly adv., in·tru'sive·ness n.
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Main Entry: in·tru·sive
Pronunciation: in-'trü-siv
Function: adjective
: characterized by intrusion —in·tru·sive·ly adverb —in·tru·sive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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