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incursive Definition


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incursion
noun
    1. A brief or sudden attack made into enemy territory.
      Thesaurus: foray, raid, infiltration, penetration, invasion, attack, inroad, irruption.
    2. A damaging invasion into or using up of something. See also inroad.
      Example: unexpected expenses which made an incursion into their savings
    3. The action of leaking or running into something.
Derivative: incursive
adj
    Making incursions; aggressive; invasive.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin incursio, from incurrere to incur or run into.



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