Hypertext Webster Gateway: "invasive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Invasive \In*va"sive\, a. [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See
{Invade}.]
Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
``Invasive war.'' --Hoole.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
invasive
adj 1: (medicine) relating to a technique in which the body is
entered by puncture or incision [ant: {noninvasive}]
2: marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy
tissue; "invasive cancer cells" [ant: {confined}]
3: involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"
[syn: {incursive}, {invading}]
4: gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved
back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists";
"trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {trespassing(a)}]
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