intrusive
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).
Origin of intrusive
1Other words for intrusive
1 | annoying, bothersome, interfering, distracting, irksome, worrisome, troublesome, irritating, disturbing |
Other words from intrusive
- in·tru·sive·ly, adverb
- in·tru·sive·ness, noun
- non·in·tru·sive, adjective
- non·in·tru·sive·ly, adverb
- un·in·tru·sive, adjective
- un·in·tru·sive·ly, adverb
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How to use intrusive in a sentence
The internal body structure was visualized by using a simulation system similar to those utilized in non-intrusive surgery.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for intrusive
/ (ɪnˈtruːsɪv) /
characterized by intrusion or tending to intrude
(of igneous rocks) formed by intrusion: Compare 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, adverb
- intrusiveness, noun
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