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Meanings of irruptive in English

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

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        Usage of irruptive in English
        1
        Fact is, gallant little Wales was swamped by irruptive Ireland.
        Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890
        2
        In the meantime, concern and suspense and irruptive wrath had their chief abode in the inner room of Remington and Evans.
        The Sturdy Oak / A composite Novel of American Politics by fourt...
        Frequent collocations
        Irruptive through the time