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intrusive
English
Etymology
Back-formation from intrusion, +? -ive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?t?u?s?v/
- Hyphenation: in?tru?sive
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.
- Did it ever cross your mind that he might find all those questions you ask intrusive?
- (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
Derived terms
- intrusively
- intrusiveness
Translations
Noun
intrusive (plural intrusives)
- (geology) An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock
References
- intrusive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- intrusive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Adjective
intrusive
- feminine singular of intrusif
German
Adjective
intrusive
- inflection of intrusiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
intrusive
- feminine plural of intrusivo
Anagrams
- risvenuti
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busybody
English
Alternative forms
- busy body
Etymology
busy +? body
Noun
busybody (plural busybodies)
- Someone who interferes with others; one who is nosy, intrusive or meddlesome.
- 1526, William Tyndale, Bible: 1 Peter 4:15,
- Se that none of you suffre as a murtherer or as a thefe or an evyll doar or as a busybody in other mens matters.
- 1526, William Tyndale, Bible: 1 Peter 4:15,
Synonyms
- (one who interferes or is nosy or intrusive): marplot, meddler, kibitzer, nosy parker
Derived terms
- busybodying
- busybodyism
Translations
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