invasive
/ɪn'veɪsɪv/
adjective
8 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®17 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS4
ADJECTIVE
1
Gradually intrusive without right or permission.
“invasive tourists”
2
Involving invasion or aggressive attack.
“invasive war”
3
Marked by a tendency to spread especially into healthy tissue.
“invasive cancer cells”
4
Relating to a technique in which the body is entered by puncture or incision.
WORD FORMS
Related forminvade
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®14 points
Words With Friends®17 points
Double word28 points
Triple word42 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininvasiveway
Starts & ends withI … E
Syllablesin · va · sive
SYNONYMS & RELATED12
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