intrusive
adjective/ɪnˈtruːsɪv/
/ɪnˈtruːsɪv/
- too direct, easy to notice, etc. in a way that is annoying or upsetting
- intrusive questions
- The constant presence of the media was very intrusive.
Extra Examples- Planning permission was refused on the grounds that the proposed building would be ‘visually intrusive’.
- I don't like their intrusive sales methods.
- Some of the islanders found the presence of the film crew too intrusive.
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- (phonetics) (of a speech sound) produced in order to link two words together when speaking, for example the /r/ sound produced at the end of law by some English speakers in the phrase ‘law and order’. Some people do not consider intrusive ‘r’ a feature of standard English.
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