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aggressive
[ uh-gres-iv ]
adjective
- characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing:
aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
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- making an all-out effort to win or succeed; competitive:
an aggressive basketball player.
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- vigorously energetic, especially in the use of initiative and forcefulness:
an aggressive salesperson.
- boldly assertive and forward; pushy:
an aggressive driver.
- emphasizing maximum growth and capital gains over quality, security, and income:
an aggressive mutual fund.
- Medicine/Medical.
- (of a disease or tumor) growing or spreading rapidly; highly invasive; difficult or impossible to treat successfully:
aggressive brain lesions.
- pertaining to a risky surgery or treatment, or to a medication that has grave side effects:
aggressive chemotherapy.
- (of a plant) spreading more rapidly than is desirable; tending to spread where not wanted:
The joe-pye weed may be too aggressive to contain in the small area you’ve designated.
aggressive
/ əˈɡɛɪ /
adjective
- quarrelsome or belligerent
an aggressive remark
- assertive; vigorous
an aggressive business executive
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
- ˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·s· adverb
- ·s·Ա ····ٲ [ag-re-, siv, -i-tee], noun
- t··s adjective
- p··s adjective
- v··s adjective
- over··s·Ա noun
- p··s adjective
- ܲa·s adjective
- un·s·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of aggressive1
Example Sentences
Thank goodness this was at a Starbucks, where several people watched, because I was shocked by his aggressive impulse.
"You displayed aggressive behaviour to P before this and afterwards you showed disregard for his wellbeing."
The aggressive shift in trade policy makes clear where Trump stands on tariffs, but has left much of the world wondering what Americans - who are expected to see the side effects - think of the move.
But over the years, Lee worried his investigations were becoming unnecessarily aggressive.
But could Trump's aggressive trade policies make such businesses think again?
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