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invasive - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'invasive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Invasive [ a.]
- Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.

Meaning of 'invasive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . invasive [ a]
Meaning (1):
- marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue
Example in sentence:
  • invasive cancer cells
2 . invasive [ s]
Meaning (2):
- gradually intrusive without right or permission
Example in sentence:
  • invasive tourists;
  • trespassing hunters;
  • we moved back from the encroaching tide
Meaning (3):
- involving invasion or aggressive attack
Example in sentence:
  • invasive war

Nearby Words:

invade invaded invader invading invaginate invaginated invagination invalescence invaletudinary invalid

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