aggressive

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
    marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
    tending to spread quickly
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Word Origin

aggressive (adj.)
1791, from Latin aggress-, past participle stem of aggredi "to approach, attack" (see aggression) + -ive. In psychological use from 1913, first in translations of Freud. Related: Aggressively; aggressiveness.

Synonym

Antonym

adj.

defensive

Example

1. If the us gets more aggressive , then probably not .
2. But how aggressive must women be to lead effectively ?
3. A normally aggressive press has been cowed .
4. Even a newly aggressive russia eschewed direct confrontation with washington .
5. Mr mccain is aggressive , unorthodox and radical .

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