Definition of invasive Invasive
/ɪnvejˈsɪv/ - [inveysiv] - in•va•sive
We found 10 definitions of invasive from 3 different sources.
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What does invasive mean?
WordNet
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| invasive - marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells" | ||
| confined not free to move about | ||
| invasive - relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision | ||
| medical specialty, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" | ||
| invasive - gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" | ||
| encroaching, trespassing | ||
| intrusive tending to intrude (especially upon privacy); "she felt her presence there was intrusive" | ||
| invasive - involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war" | ||
| incursive, invading | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- invasive (Noun)
An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal. - invasive (Adjective)
That invades a foreign country using military force. - invasive (Adjective)
That invades a habitat to the detriment of native species. - invasive (Adjective)
Of a carcinoma etc that invades healthy tissue; of a procedure in which part of the body is entered. - invasive (Adjective)
intruding on one's privacy, or trespassing.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- invasive (a.)
Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
