incursive
[in-kur-siv]
adjective
making incursions.
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Nearby words
- incurable,
- incurious,
- incurrence,
- incurrent,
- incursion,
- incurvate,
- incurvation,
- incurve,
- incus,
- incuse
Origin of incursive
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