2 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]: intrusiveness n : aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation [syn: {meddlesomeness}, {officiousness}]
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