Thesaurus: intrusive

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1. a. Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without right or welcome.
2. adj. tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
3. adj. of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
4. adj. thrusting inward
5. 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.
6. Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering withoutright or welcome. Intrusive rocks (Geol.), rocks which have beenforced, while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities orbetween the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is sometimesused as equivalent to plutonic rocks. It is then contrasted witheffusive or volcanic rocks.-- In*tru"sive*ly, adv.-- In*tru"sive*ness, n.
7. j:100 a. tending to intrude (especially upon privacy) a. of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock a. thrusting inward