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invasively - 1 dictionary results
in·va·sive     (ĭn-vā'sĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, engaging in, or given to armed aggression: an invasive military force.
  2. Marked by the tendency to spread, especially into healthy tissue: an invasive carcinoma.
  3. Of or relating to a medical procedure in which a part of the body is entered, as by puncture or incision.
  4. Tending to intrude or encroach, as upon privacy.


[Middle English, from Old French invasif, from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus, past participle of invādere, to invade; see invade.]

in·va'sive·ly adv., in·va'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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