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intrusive
in·tru·sive / inˈtroōsiv/ • adj. 1. making an unwelcome manifestation with disruptive or adverse effect: that was an intrusive question tourist attractions that are environmentally intrusive. ∎ (of a person) disturbing another by one's uninvited or unwelcome presence: giving people information about their health without being too intrusive. 2. Phonet. (of a sound) pronounced between words or syllables to facilitate pronunciation, such as an r in saw a movie , which occurs in the speech of some eastern New Englanders and metropolitan New Yorkers. 3. Geol. of, relating to, or formed by intrusion. DERIVATIVES: in·tru·sive·ly adv. in·tru·sive·ness n. |
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"intrusive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intrusive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intrusive.html "intrusive." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intrusive.html |
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intrusive Applied to a body of rock, usually igneous, that is emplaced within preexisting rocks. Intrusions are classified according to their size, their shape, and their geometrical relationship to the enclosing rocks.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "intrusive." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "intrusive." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-intrusive.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "intrusive." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-intrusive.html |
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intrusive
intrusive •impassive, massive, passive
•expansive
•aggressive, compressive, concessive, degressive, depressive, digressive, excessive, expressive, impressive, obsessive, oppressive, possessive, progressive, recessive, regressive, repressive, retrogressive, successive, transgressive
•reflexive
•apprehensive, coextensive, comprehensive, defensive, expensive, extensive, intensive, offensive, ostensive, pensive, suspensive
•counteroffensive
•abrasive, evasive, invasive, persuasive, pervasive
•adhesive, cohesive
•missive, omissive, permissive, submissive
•decisive, derisive, divisive, incisive
•irresponsive, responsive
•corrosive, explosive, implosive, plosive
•abusive, allusive, collusive, conclusive, conducive, delusive, diffusive, effusive, elusive, exclusive, illusive, inclusive, intrusive, obtrusive, preclusive, reclusive, seclusive
•percussive
•compulsive, convulsive, impulsive, propulsive, repulsive
•purposive
•coercive, cursive, excursive, subversive
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"intrusive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intrusive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-intrusive.html "intrusive." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-intrusive.html |
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