Definitions from Wiktionary (invasive)
▸ adjective: Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
▸ adjective: (military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
▸ adjective: (by extension)
▸ adjective: Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
▸ adjective: Originating externally.
▸ adjective: (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
▸ adjective: (medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
▸ adjective: (pathology) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.
▸ noun: (biology) An invasive organism, such as an animal or plant.
minimally invasive,
invasive procedures,
invasive carcinoma,
invasive species,
invasive cancer,
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▸ adjective: Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
▸ adjective: (military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
▸ adjective: (by extension)
▸ adjective: Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
▸ adjective: Originating externally.
▸ adjective: (biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.
▸ adjective: (medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
▸ adjective: (pathology) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.
▸ noun: (biology) An invasive organism, such as an animal or plant.
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intrusive,
incursive,
encroaching,
fast-growing,
aggressive,
offensive,
trespassing,
invading,
invasional,
incursionary,
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