Intrusive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intrusive \In*tru"sive\, a.
     Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without
     right or welcome.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Intrusive rocks} (Geol.), rocks which have been forced,


        while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or
        between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is
        sometimes used as equivalent to {plutonic rocks}. It is
        then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. --
        {In*tru"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In*tru"sive*ness}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  intrusive
       adj 1: tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her
              presence there was intrusive" [ant: {unintrusive}]
       2: of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between
          layers of other rock [ant: {extrusive}]
       3: thrusting inward; "an intrusive arm of the sea" [ant: {protrusive}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  97 Moby Thesaurus words for "intrusive":
     alien, barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, busy, entering, exotic,
     exterior, external, extraneous, extraterrestrial, extrinsic,
     foreign, foreign-born, forward, frantic, frenetic, frenzied,
     hectic, hyperactive, hyperkinetic, ill-considered, ill-seasoned,
     ill-timed, importunate, improper, in, inappropriate, inauspicious,
     inbound, incoming, inconvenient, inexpedient, infelicitous,
     inflooding, inflowing, ingoing, ingressive, inopportune, inpouring,
     inquisitive, intempestive, interfering, interruptive, intervenient,
     intruding, invasive, inward, inward-bound, irrelevant, irruptive,
     late, mal a propos, malapropos, meddlesome, meddling, mistimed,
     nosy, obtrusive, off base, officious, out of line, out of phase,
     out of time, outland, outlandish, outside, premature, presumptuous,
     prying, pushy, snoopy, strange, too late, too soon, ulterior,
     unbefitting, uncalled-for, unearthly, unfavorable, unfit,
     unfitting, unfortunate, unhandy, unhappy, unlucky, unpropitious,
     unready, unripe, unseasonable, unsought, unsuitable, untimely,
     untoward, unwanted, unwelcome, wrong