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intrusive

in·tru·sive [ in trssiv ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. appearing where unwelcome: forcing itself or yourself into a situation or on people's attention in an unwelcome or inappropriate way

2. causing uninvited disturbance: causing an uninvited and unwarranted disturbance of somebody's peace and privacy

3. geology formed by intrusion: describes a rock formed by having moved while in a molten state into preexisting rocks

4. phonetics of connecting speech sound: describes a speech sound that is introduced between two words only to facilitate more fluent pronunciation


in·tru·sive·ly adverb
in·tru·sive·ness noun
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