[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

invasive \inva"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
see also:
invade malignant 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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: encroachinga, trespassinga
see also:
noninvasive confined incursive invading encroachinga trespassinga 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

28 moby thesaurus words for "invasive":
   advancing, assailing, assaulting, attacking, charging, driving,
   entering, in, inbound, incoming, incursionary, incursive,
   inflooding, inflowing, ingoing, ingressive, inpouring, interfering,
   interruptive, intervenient, intrusive, invading, invasionary,
   inward, inward-bound, irruptive, obtrusive, thrusting

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