Irruptive and Intrusive

Irruptive adjective - Of igneous rock that has solidified beneath the earth's surface; granite or diorite or gabbro.

Intrusive and irruptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intrusive" instead an adjective "Irruptive".

Intrusive adjective - Of rock material; forced while molten into cracks between layers of other rock.

Irruptive and intrusive are semantically related. You can use "Irruptive" instead an adjective "Intrusive".

Nearby Words: intrude, intrusion, intruded, intruding, intrusively