incursive

/in'kə:siv/
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incursive

A large army makes an incursive advance across the border.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Involving invasion or aggressive attack: Describes actions, forces, or events characterized by entering a territory or domain with hostile intent, often in a sudden or forceful manner.
    • Characterized by intrusion or encroachment: Can describe something that aggressively intrudes upon or infringes upon a space, right, or condition.
Usage Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The incursive military campaign quickly overwhelmed the border defenses.
    • The report warned of the incursive nature of the corporate takeover, which threatened local businesses.
    • The incursive vines spread across the garden, choking the native plants.
Advanced Usage
  • In a figurative or non-military context: Used to describe non-physical intrusions, such as ideas, policies, or technologies that aggressively spread or impose.
    • The incursive spread of the new software standard disrupted the entire industry.
    • His incursive questioning made the witness uncomfortable.
Variants and Related Words
  • Incursion (n): A sudden, brief, and often aggressive invasion or attack into an area.
    • The army repelled the enemy incursion.
  • Incur (v): To become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own actions. (Note: This is a distinct word with a different meaning, but it shares a Latin root.)
    • He incurred significant debts.
Synonyms
  • Invasive: Tending to spread intrusively.
  • Aggressive: Ready or likely to attack or confront.
  • Intrusive: Causing disruption or annoyance by being unwelcome or uninvited.
Antonyms
  • Defensive: Used or intended to defend or protect.
  • Passive: Accepting or allowing what happens without active response or resistance.
  • Withdrawn: Not wanting to communicate with other people; remote.
Related Phrases
  • Incursive force: A military or metaphorical force characterized by invasion.
    • The country mobilized to counter the incursive force.
  • Incursive action: An act of aggressive entry or attack.
    • The sanctions were an incursive action against the nation's economy.
incursive

A large army makes an incursive advance across the border.

Adjective
  1. involving invasion or aggressive attack
    • invasive war

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