In a manner that gradually or stealthily intrudes upon someone else's space, rights, or property.
From encroach + -ing (present participle) + -ly (adverb suffix). Turns the action into a modifier describing how something happens.
Climate change works encroachingly—the rising temperatures don't suddenly flood islands but creep up year after year until suddenly the beach is gone and the problem becomes impossible to ignore!
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