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intrusive adjective [ ɪnˈtruːsɪv ]

• causing disruption or annoyance through being unwelcome or uninvited.
• "that was an intrusive question"
Similar: intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting, trespassing, unwanted, unwelcome, meddlesome, meddling, interfering, busybody, inquisitive, prying, curious, pushy, nosy, impossible to ignore, high-profile, prominent, unavoidable, inescapable, disturbing, annoying, irritating, irksome, in one's face, personal, forward, impudent, impertinent, offensive, nosy-parker, snooping, snoopy,
Opposite: low-key,
• (of a sound) pronounced between words or syllables to facilitate pronunciation, such as an r in saw a film.
• relating to or formed by intrusion.


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