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in·va·sive
 invasive
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
veI
sihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
harmfully overspreading or penetrating, often quickly and aggressively.
an invasive species |
| definition 2: |
intruding; intrusive.
She was annoyed by the interviewer's invasive questioning. |
| definition 3: |
of a medical procedure, requiring cutting or insertion of an instrument into the body.
A transplant is an invasive procedure. |
| related words: |
aggressive |
adverb + (adj.)invasive
highly, less, locally, minimally, physically, potentially
(adj.)invasive
+ noun
alien,
alternative,
approach,
attempt,
biopsy,
breast,
bypass,
cactus,
cancer,
carcinoma,
cardiologist,
carp,
device,
disease,
ecology,
exam,
fern,
fungus,
grass,
infection,
insect,
journalism,
management,
method,
monitoring,
moth,
needle,
option,
organism,
parasite,
pest,
physician,
plant,
potential,
predator,
privacy,
procedure,
prostate,
rat,
sampling,
screening,
search,
sinus,
sinusitis,
species,
surgeon,
surgery,
surveillance,
technique,
test,
testing,
treatment,
tumor,
vine,
weed
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| derivations: |
invasively (adv.), invasiveness (n.) |
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