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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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 permision; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters" [syn: {encroaching(a)}, {trespassing(a)}]
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