Found 2 items, similar to Invasive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: invasive 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)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Invasive Invasive \In*va"sive\, a. [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See Invade.] 1. Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. “Invasive war.” --Hoole. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) tending to spread, especially tending to intrude into healthy tissue; -- used mostly of tumors. [Narrower terms: malignant] PJC]