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Invasive

noun
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
Word Frequency: 3.6

Definitions

1.nounAn invasive organism, as, a plant or animal.
2.adjectiveThat invades a foreign country using military force.
3.adjectiveRelating to military aggression generally.
4.adjective(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.
"an invasive species"
5.adjective(of a carcinoma etc) That invades healthy tissue; (of a procedure) in which part of the body is entered
6.adjectiveIntrusive on one's privacy.
7.adjectiveComing from outside; originating externally.

Synonyms

incursiveintrusiveencroachingtrespassingaggressiveoffensivefast-growinginvadingaggressionoverwhelminginvasionovergrown

Rhymes With

abrasivepervasivepersuasiveace ofaerospace ofairspace ofapace ofbase of
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