invasive

Adjective invasive has 4 senses

• invasive(a = adj.all) - relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision;
Antonym: noninvasive

• invasive(a = adj.all) - marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; "invasive cancer cells"
Antonym: confined
Derived form verb invade₄

• invasive(s = adj.all) incursive, invading - involving invasion or aggressive attack; "invasive war"
Derived form verb invade₁

• invasive(s = adj.all) encroaching, trespassing - gradually intrusive without right or permission; "we moved back from the encroaching tide"; "invasive tourists"; "trespassing hunters"
Derived form verb invade₂

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