INTRUSIVE

intrusive

(adjective) tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); “she felt her presence there was intrusive”

intrusive

(adjective) thrusting inward; “an intrusive arm of the sea”

intrusive

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

intrusive (comparative more intrusive, superlative most intrusive)

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

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

Synonyms

• unwelcome

• uninvited

• disturbing

• interrupting

Antonyms

• unintrusive

Noun

intrusive (plural intrusives)

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

Source: Wiktionary

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In*tru"sive, a.

Definition: Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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