intrusive

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from intrusion, +‎ -ive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹuːsɪv/ 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. (geology) Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, into the cavities or between the cracks or layers of other rocks. (linguistics) epenthetic (programming) Designating a type of collection in which each item keeps track of what collection it is in, rather than the more conventional approach of a collection keeping track of what items it contains. An intrusive collection does not "own" its contents and a single item can be part of multiple intrusive collections. ==== Synonyms ==== unwelcome uninvited disturbing interrupting ==== Antonyms ==== unintrusive ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === intrusive (plural intrusives) (geology) An igneous rock that is forced, while molten, into cracks or between other layers of rock === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “intrusive”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “intrusive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === intrusive feminine singular of intrusif == German == === Pronunciation === === 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