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Invasive : adj
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)]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Invasive : \In*va"sive\, a. [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See
Invade.]
Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
``Invasive war.'' --Hoole.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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