intrusively
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6.4
- adverb
- /ɪnˈtruːsɪvli/
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intrusivamente
- He intrusively checked her phone while she was in the other room, violating her trust.
Examples
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Blogger's Note: AMA does not advocate the use of model aircraft or any unmanned aircraft to spy on, conduct surveillance, or intrusively photograph individuals or their property without their permission.
Blog text (34) -
Mary feels she cannot intervene too intrusively, having, as it were, a vested interest.
Fiction book (2001) -
Since the end of the Cold War, he believes, civilian leaders in the United States have had strong incentives to monitor intrusively while military leaders have had strong incentives to shirk.
Academic text (2002) -
She intrusively opened the door without knocking, catching him off guard.
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The reporter intrusively asked personal questions that made the interviewee uncomfortable.
Synonyms
In a way that shows too much interest in other people's private things
In a way that draws attention and annoys people
In a way that keeps asking and annoys people
Antonyms
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5.1
In a careful, quiet way so you do not attract attention or make people feel embarrassed
How Intrusive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intrusively comes from Latin parts in- ('into') and trudere ('to push'), the same root as intrude and intruder. So when someone acts intrusively they 'push into' another person's space or privacy without welcome.