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invasive

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

Definition of invasive

adjective

  • tending to spread very quickly and undesirably or harmfully:patients suffering from invasive cancer
  • tending to intrude on a person’s thoughts or privacy:the sound of the piano was invasive
  • (of medical procedures) involving the introduction of instruments or other objects into the body or body cavities:minimally invasive surgery

Derivatives

invasively

adverb

invasiveness

noun

Origin:

late Middle English: from obsolete French invasif, -ive or medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invadere (see invade)

invasive in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of invasive in the US English dictionary