Part 155

Rancorous and incurable hostility.

Burke.

They were laboring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.

Sir J. Stephen.

Syn. -- Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable; irreparable; hopeless.

In*cur"a*ble, n. A person diseased beyond cure.

In*cur"a*ble*ness, n. The state of being incurable; incurability. Boyle.

In*cur"a*bly, adv. In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible; irremediably. "Incurably diseased." Bp. Hall. "Incurably wicked." Blair.

In*cu`ri*os"i*ty (?), n. [L. incuriositas: cf. F. incurosité.] Want of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference. Sir H. Wotton.

In*cu"ri*ous (?), a. [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux. See In- not, and Curious.] Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.

Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.

Jer. Taylor.

In*cu"ri*ous*ly, adv. In an curious manner.

In*cu"ri*ous*ness, n. Unconcernedness; incuriosity.

Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect.

Bp. Hall.

In*cur"rence (?), n. [See Incur.] The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.

In*cur"rent (?), a. [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere, incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zoöl.) Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

In*cur"sion (?), n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See Incur.]

1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid.

The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana.

Milton.

The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire.

Arbuthnot.

2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.]

Sins of daily incursion.

South.

Syn. -- Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset; irruption. See Invasion.