Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   intrusive

   /ɪnˈtruːsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited: "that was an intrusive question" Similar intrudinginvasiveobtrusiveinterruptingtrespassingunwantedunwelcomemeddlesomemeddlinginterferingbusybodyinquisitivepryingcuriousinformal:pushynosyinvasiveimpossible to ignorehigh-profileprominentunavoidableinescapableinterruptingdisturbingannoyingirritatingirksomeinformal:in one's facepersonalpryingforwardimpudentimpertinentoffensiveinformal:nosynosy-parkersnoopingsnoopyOpposite low-key
   • 2. (of a sound) pronounced between words or syllables to facilitate pronunciation, such as an r in saw a film.
   • 3. relating to or formed by intrusion.

   Derivatives

   • 1. intrusively adverb
   • 2. intrusiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points