invasive
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/ adjective C1- Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
- That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.
- Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.
- Originating externally.
- Of an organism: 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. · an invasive species
- Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.
- Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.
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