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invasive

adjective

gradually intrusive without right or permission

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
NV
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈveɪsɪv

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. gradually intrusive without right or permission

    “we moved back from the encroaching tide”

adjective

  1. marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue

    “invasive cancer cells”

adjective

  1. relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision

adjective

  1. involving invasion or aggressive attack

    “invasive war”

In context

Example Sentences

we moved back from the encroaching tide
invasive tourists
trespassing hunters
invasive cancer cells
invasive war

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