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Meaning of invasive in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    invasive

    Definitions

    1. involving invasion or aggressive attack

    Examples

    • « invasive war »

    Synonyms

    • offensive
  2. 2. gradually intrusive without right or permission

    Examples

    • « we moved back from the encroaching tide »
    • « invasive tourists »
    • « trespassing hunters »

    Synonyms

    • intrusive
  3. Qualitative Adjective

    invasive

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from obsolete French invasif, -ive or medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invadere (see invade)

    Definitions

    1. relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

    Antonyms

    • noninvasive
  4. 2. marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue

    Examples

    • « invasive cancer cells »

    Synonyms

    • aggressive
    • fast-growing(a)

    Antonyms

    • confined

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