intrusive
nounEtymology Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.
adj, noun — 5 senses
/ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/
Etymology Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.
Tending to intrude; doing that which is not welcome; interrupting or disturbing; entering without permission or welcome.
Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences epenthetic
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Designating a type of collection in which each item keeps track of what collection it is in, rather than the more conventional approach of a collection keeping track of what items it contains. An intrusive collection does not "own" its contents and a single item can be part of multiple intrusive collections.
Etymology Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.
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