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invasive definition
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Grep of noun invasive minimally invasive coronary bypass surgery Overview of adj invasive The adj invasive has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. invasive -- ((medicine) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision) 2. invasive -- (marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells") 3. incursive, invading, invasive -- (involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war") 4. encroaching, invasive, trespassing -- (gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters") Antonyms of adj invasive 4 senses of invasive Sense 1 invasive (vs. noninvasive) noninvasive (vs. invasive) Sense 2 invasive (vs. confined) confined (vs. invasive) Sense 3 incursive, invading, invasive INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> defensive Sense 4 encroaching(postnominal), invasive, trespassing(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA intrusive) -> unintrusive, not intrusive Similarity of adj invasive 4 senses of invasive Sense 1 invasive (vs. noninvasive) Sense 2 invasive (vs. confined) => aggressive, fast-growing(postnominal) Sense 3 incursive, invading, invasive => offensive (vs. defensive) Sense 4 encroaching(postnominal), invasive, trespassing(postnominal) => intrusive (vs. unintrusive) Attributes of adj invasive Familiarity of adj invasive invasive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj invasive invasive noninvasive Overview of adj invasive The adj invasive has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. invasive -- ((medicine) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision) 2. invasive -- (marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells") 3. incursive, invading, invasive -- (involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war") 4. encroaching, invasive, trespassing -- (gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters")
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