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intrusive definition
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Grep of noun intrusive intrusiveness Overview of adj intrusive The adj intrusive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) intrusive -- (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive") 2. intrusive -- ((geology) of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock) 3. intrusive -- (thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea") Antonyms of adj intrusive 3 senses of intrusive Sense 1 intrusive (vs. unintrusive) unintrusive (vs. intrusive), not intrusive Sense 2 intrusive (vs. extrusive) extrusive (vs. intrusive) => eruptive, volcanic Sense 3 intrusive (vs. protrusive) protrusive (vs. intrusive) => beetle, beetling => bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulging, bulgy, protuberant => buck(postnominal), bucked(postnominal) => obtrusive => overshot => jutting, projected, projecting, protruding, sticking(prenominal), sticking out(prenominal) => ventricose, ventricous => starting => underhung, undershot, underslung Similarity of adj intrusive 3 senses of intrusive Sense 1 intrusive (vs. unintrusive) => encroaching(postnominal), invasive, trespassing(postnominal) => interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy, busybodied Also See-> uninvited#2 Sense 2 intrusive (vs. extrusive) => irruptive, eruptive, plutonic Sense 3 intrusive (vs. protrusive) => intruding Also See-> concave#1 Attributes of adj intrusive 1 of 3 senses of intrusive Sense 1 intrusive (vs. unintrusive) => intrusiveness, meddlesomeness, officiousness Familiarity of adj intrusive intrusive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj intrusive intrusive not intrusive unintrusive Overview of adj intrusive The adj intrusive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) intrusive -- (tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive") 2. intrusive -- ((geology) of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock) 3. intrusive -- (thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea")
intrusive definition
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