Definitions for intrusive
ɪnˈtru sɪvin·tru·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intrusiveadjective

   tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)

   "she felt her presence there was intrusive"

2. intrusiveadjective

   of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock

3. intrusiveadjective

   thrusting inward

   "an intrusive arm of the sea"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. intrusivenoun

   An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock

2. intrusiveadjective

   Tending or apt to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without right or welcome.

   Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?

3. intrusiveadjective

   Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intrusive

   Intrusive generally refers to something that is invasive, interfering or disruptive; not wanted or welcomed, often in an annoying or inappropriate way. It can pertain to a wide variety of contexts, such as certain behaviors, thoughts, rocks in geology or software in technology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Intrusiveadjective

   apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome

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1. • Geology

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intrusive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intrusive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of intrusive in a Sentence

1. Cynthia Ackrill:

   If the worry is intrusive beyond the stressor, that's anxiety, if the sadness is a mood that you can't shift beyond the situation, that's depression.

2. State John Kerry:

   You can't bomb knowledge into oblivion unless you kill everybody. You can't bomb it away, the question is, can you provide an adequate level ... of intrusive inspections, structured tough requirements, limitations, all the insights necessary to be able to know to a certainty that a program is peaceful.

3. State John Kerry:

   Covert, of course, is the hardest, you need to have verification and intrusive inspection to be able to find covert facilities.

4. Amy Kirby:

   Wastewater is a non-intrusive way to still have that early and reliable information of what's going on in Amy Kirby community.

5. American Energy Alliance:

   His (McCarthy's) costly proposal is a slippery slope to a slightly less intrusive Green New Deal.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intrusive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intrusive
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intrusive