Definition of intrusive Intrusive
/ɪntɹuˈsɪv/ - [intrusiv] - in•tru•sive
We found 7 definitions of intrusive from 3 different sources.
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What does intrusive mean?
WordNet
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| intrusive - tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" | ||
| not intrusive, unintrusive not interfering or meddling | ||
| encroaching, trespassing, invasive gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" | ||
| intrusive - thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea" | ||
| protrusive thrusting outward | ||
| concave curving inward | ||
| intrusive - of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock | ||
| extrusive of rock material; forced out while molten through cracks in the earth's surface | ||
| geology a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | ||
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Wiktionary 
- intrusive (Noun)
An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock. - intrusive (Adjective)
Tending or apt to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without right or welcome. - intrusive (Adjective)
Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- intrusive (a.)
Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.
