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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Invasive \In*va"sive\, adjective [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See {Invade}.]
1. Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. ''Invasive war.'' --Hoole.
2. (Med.) tending to spread, especially tending to intrude into healthy tissue; -- used mostly of tumors. [Narrower terms: {malignant}] PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
invasive
adjective
1: 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)}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
28 Moby Thesaurus words for "invasive": advancing, assailing, assaulting, attacking, charging, driving, entering, in, inbound, incoming, incursionary, incursive, inflooding, inflowing, ingoing, ingressive, inpouring, interfering, interruptive, intervenient, intrusive, invading, invasionary, inward, inward-bound, irruptive, obtrusive, thrusting
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