INVASIVE

invasive, encroaching(a), trespassing

(adjective) gradually intrusive without right or permission; “we moved back from the encroaching tide”; “invasive tourists”; “trespassing hunters”

invasive

(adjective) marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue; “invasive cancer cells”

invasive

(adjective) relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

incursive, invading, invasive

(adjective) involving invasion or aggressive attack; “invasive war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

invasive (comparative more invasive, superlative most invasive)

That invades a foreign country using military force.

Relating to military aggression generally.

(of a plant or animal) That grows in environments which do not harbor natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

(medicine) (of a carcinoma etc) That invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered

Intrusive on one's privacy.

Coming from outside; originating externally.

Noun

invasive (plural invasives)

An invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.

Source: Wiktionary


In*va"sive, a. Etym: [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See Invade.]

Definition: Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive. "Invasive war." Hoole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 June 2025

DETENTION

(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”


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