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intrusive

Syllabification: (in·tru·sive)
Pronunciation: /inˈtro͞osiv/

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Definition of intrusive

adjective

  • 1causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited:that was an intrusive question tourist attractions that are environmentally intrusive
  • 2 Phonetics (of a sound) pronounced between words or syllables to facilitate pronunciation, such as an r in saw a movie, which occurs in the speech of some eastern New Englanders and metropolitan New Yorkers.
  • 3 Geology of, relating to, or formed by intrusion.

Derivatives

intrusively

adverb

intrusiveness

noun

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