- intrusive
- [[t]ɪntru͟ːsɪv[/t]]
ADJ-GRADEDSomething that is intrusive disturbs your mood or your life in a way you do not like.
The cameras were not an intrusive presence...
Staff are courteous but never intrusive.
English dictionary. 2008.
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Intrusive — In*tru sive, a. Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome. [1913 Webster] {Intrusive rocks} (Geol.), rocks which have been forced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or between the cracks or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intrusive — in·tru·sive /in trü siv/ adj: characterized by intrusion in·tru·sive·ly adv in·tru·sive·ness n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
intrusive — c.1400, from L. intrus , pp. stem of intrudere (see INTRUSION (Cf. intrusion)) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Intrusively; intrusiveness … Etymology dictionary
intrusive — impertinent, officious, meddlesome, obtrusive Analogous words: intruding, butting in, interloping, obtruding (see INTRUDE): inquisitive, prying, snoopy, nosy, *curious: interfering, meddling, intermeddling (see MEDDLE) Antonyms: retiring:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
intrusive r — is the insertion of the sound of an unwritten r between one vowel sound and another, as in draw r ing for drawing and umbrella r organization for umbrella organization. Though much criticized, it is common even in received pronunciation and… … Modern English usage
intrusive — [adj] obtrusive forward, interfering, invasive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy*, presumptuous, protruding, prying; concepts 401,542 … New thesaurus
intrusive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) intruding or tending to intrude. 2) (of igneous rock) that has been forced when molten into cracks in neighbouring strata. DERIVATIVES intrusively adverb intrusiveness noun … English terms dictionary
intrusive — [in tro͞osiv] adj. [< L intrusus, pp. of intrudere (see INTRUDE) + IVE] 1. intruding or tending to intrude 2. Geol. designating or of igneous rock formed from magma that hardened while still within the earth, moon, etc.: cf. EXTRUSIVE (sense… … English World dictionary
intrusive — /ɪnˈtrusɪv/ (say in troohsiv), / zɪv/ (say ziv) adjective 1. intruding. 2. characterised by or involving intrusion: intrusive noise. 3. apt to intrude; coming unbidden or without welcome: intrusive phone calls. 4. violating one s privacy: an… …
intrusive — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. characterized by intrusion b. intruding where one is not welcome or invited 2. a. projecting inward < an intrusive arm of the sea > b. (1) of a rock having been forced while in a plastic state into cavities or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
intrusive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairl … Collocations dictionary
