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extrusive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tru-sive
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Jutting out; extruding.

adj

Of rocks: forced, while in a plastic or molten state, on to the Earth's surface to lie atop existing rocks.

noun

Rock which has been formed through volcanic extrusion.

Inflected Forms

more extrusive (comparative) most extrusive (superlative) extrusives (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

extrude extrusion detrusive intrusive protrusive retrusive

Synonyms

effusive

Questions

What does extrusive mean?
Jutting out; extruding.

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