Definition of "intrusive" []

• Intruding or tending to intrude. (adjective)
• Geology Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock. (adjective)
• Linguistics Epenthetic. (adjective)

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• "It's not about "whether I can sing off a line" about the number of federal agencies, Mr. Perry said, explaining that his campaign is about cutting back what he described as the intrusive reach of government."
• "That situation was complicated by the book she wrote, which was called intrusive, but it seemed to me that Myerson's chief crime was to shatter the conspiracy of silence."
• "Karla Fisk, another Cooper St. resident, has been leading the charge to put an end to the outdoor music that she called "intrusive.""