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intrusiveness

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in·tru·sive  (n-trsv, -zv)
adj.
1. Intruding or tending to intrude.
2. Geology Of or relating to igneous rock that is forced while molten into cracks or between other layers of rock.
3. Linguistics Epenthetic.
in·trusive·ly adv.
in·trusive·ness n.
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Noun1.intrusiveness - aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
meddlesomeness, officiousness
aggressiveness - the quality of being bold and enterprising


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These, after exhausting other modes of amusement, now thronged about Hester Prynne with rude and boorish intrusiveness.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
Daylight, to the morbid sensibility of his mind, seemed to have an intrusiveness that interfered with his pursuits.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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