How to say "intrusive" in Japanese

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  • 差し出がましいさしでがましい
    i-adjectiveIt covers 'intrusive' when a person butts in uninvited, their manner forward and presumptuous — volunteering opinions or help nobody asked for. A less common choice for this sense.
    差し出さしでがましいようですが、私から意見いけんを述のべさせて頂いただきます。↗
    At the risk of sounding too forward, I'd like to make a comment.
  • 干渉的かんしょうてき
    na-adjectiveIt covers 'intrusive' in the sense of interfering or meddlesome, describing an attitude of intruding into other people's affairs or choices. A less common choice for this sense.

For 'intrusive' in the sense of meddling in other people's affairs, both are less common choices: 「差し出がましい」 stresses a person's forward, presumptuous manner, while 干渉的 describes interfering, meddlesome behavior or an attitude.

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