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intrusive Definition

in·tru·sive (-siv)

adjective

  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.
  3. Phonet. present or added in speech although not represented originally in spelling or accounted for otherwise etymologically (Ex.: the d added to OE spinel to form spindle)

Etymology: < L intrusus, pp. of intrudere (see intrude) + -ive

intrusive Related Forms

in·tru′·sively adverb in·tru′·sive·ness noun

intrusive Synonyms

intrusive

modif.

interfering, untimely, impertinent, nosy*; see meddlesome, rude 2.

intrusive Usage Examples

Preposition: in

landscape: However, wind turbines are usually very visible and can be intrusive in the landscape.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: Third, the four parishioners who had heard the test had found the noise very intrusive.
  • make: We have to continue to strive to make that technology less intrusive.

Modifies a noun

  • surveillance: Will they ever stop their continuous intrusive surveillance, their demands?
  • dike: Intrusive dikes, sills and volcanic plugs occur throughout these formations.
  • legality: Best wishes. emegms johanna Posted - 01/06/2005: 11:44:05 I am sorry you are feeling so stressed and upset by all the intrusive legalities.
  • r: The same is true of intrusive r, discussed above.
  • inspection: It has never allowed the sort of intrusive inspections promised.
  • investigation: An intrusive Investigation - operated under the auspices of an Explosives Safety Management regime.

Modifying Another Word

  • visually: Signs Signs should not be visually intrusive from the waterway.
  • overly: This occurs either through poorly designed assessment tasks or through the existence of an overly intrusive regime of compliance.
  • unduly: The only real issue is whether such differential charging would be unduly intrusive into peopleâs privacy.
  • unnecessarily: We have not incorporated these into our website as we believe that they are unnecessarily intrusive and decrease website accessibility.
  • environmentally: Many homes have a sloping roof which could be paneled - less environmentally intrusive than wind turbines.
  • potentially: By contrast, Iraq shares borders with potentially intrusive neighbors.

Used with adjective complement

  • appear: The sounds can also help reduce the contrast between the tinnitus and background sounds, making the tinnitus appear less intrusive.
  • seem: Observation may seem more intrusive to the people being observed than to the observer.
  • become: Nicholas Briggs ' music works well, blending into the story well without once becoming intrusive on the action of the story itself.
  • feel: The presence of the film crews never felt intrusive.
  • get: Without wanting to get too intrusive, can you shed any light?