intrusive
pronunciation
How to pronounce intrusive in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtruːsɪv]
How to pronounce intrusive in American English:
US [ɪnˈtruːsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- tending to intrude (especially upon privacy)
- of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock
- thrusting inward
Word Origin
- intrusive (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Latin intrus-, past participle stem of intrudere (see intrusion) + -ive. Related: Intrusively; intrusiveness.
Example
- 1. But the guarantee and intrusive regulation make the system less secure , not more .
- 2. Internal audit and compliance roles are also expected to increase as banks come under greater scrutiny from a more intrusive regulatory regime .
- 3. And that many eeyores find this habit intrusive and deeply annoying .
- 4. Notwithstanding the strong case for democratic oversight over public funds , intrusive scrutiny would inevitably spill over to monetary matters .
- 5. Had governments advocated such surveillance-powered interventions , many would find them intrusive , not least because their terms must be subject to public debate .