Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Invasive

Invasive , adjective

[Late Latin invasivus: compare French invasif. See Invade.]

1.
Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.
Invasive war. — Hoole
2.
(Medicine) tending to spread, especially tending to intrude into healthy tissue; -- used mostly of tumors.