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).
Origin of intrusive
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
Example sentences from the Web for intrusively
British Dictionary definitions for intrusively
intrusive
/ (ɪnˈtruːsɪv) /
adjective
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