Literary notes about intrusive (AI summary)
In literature, "intrusive" is a versatile term that bridges both the physical and the psychological. It is used to describe geological formations—igneous rocks that force their way into surrounding strata—illustrating a literal penetration, as seen with intrusive granite and dykes [1, 2, 3, 4]. Equally, the word characterizes individuals whose unwelcome, prying behavior disrupts social or personal boundaries, whether through blunt, tactless remarks or overly inquisitive actions [5, 6, 7, 8]. Additionally, in psychological contexts, it conveys the sudden, unwanted arrival of thoughts or memories that seem to invade one’s mental space [9, 10]. Through these varied uses, "intrusive" powerfully evokes a sense of encroachment, both tangible and intangible, enhancing the narrative with layers of discomfort and disruption [11, 12].
- In Pecos County, a well reached granite , an intrusive igneous rock, at a depth of 16,510 feet.
— from Texas Rocks and Minerals: An Amateur's Guide by Roselle M. Girard - Intrusive rocks — igneous rocks that have formed below the surface of the earth.
— from Texas Rocks and Minerals: An Amateur's Guide by Roselle M. Girard - This is a most interesting example of the intrusive nature of the granite. Fig.
— from Old Mines of Southern California Desert-Mountain-Coastal Areas Including the Calico-Salton Sea Colorado River Districts and Southern Counties by Harold W. (Harold Wellman) Fairbanks - Thick intrusive sheets have also been driven in among the strata, as, for example, the sheet of the Palisades of the Hudson, described on page 269.
— from The Elements of Geology by William Harmon Norton - This most prying, over-intrusive, over-pitiful one had to die.
— from Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Mr Vladimir asked himself what that confounded and intrusive policeman was driving at.
— from The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale by Joseph Conrad - "Intrusive, thoughtless people!" said K. as he turned back into the room.
— from The Trial by Franz Kafka - I thought it would be less intrusive than to enter your house.
— from Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy - There is not a single intrusive thought derived from Christianity.
— from Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series by John Addington Symonds - Habit is a very intrusive feature of our mental life, and is often present where at first sight it seems not to be.
— from The Analysis of Mind by Bertrand Russell - The unfortunate delay can be apportioned between a blundering pilot and an intrusive sandbank.
— from The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle - And how intrusive you are, how you insist and grimace!
— from Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
