intrusive

adj, noun — 5 senses

intrusive

adj

/ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/

Etymology Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.

1

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

  • Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
2

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks.

3

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences epenthetic

4

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.

  • an intrusive linked list
Synonyms
unwelcome, uninvited, disturbing, interrupting
Antonyms
unintrusive
Derived terms
intrusively, intrusiveness, intrusive r, intrusive thought, nonintrusive

intrusive

noun

Etymology Back-formation from intrusion, + -ive.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock

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