Aggressive

  • 11aggressive — 01. Be careful; their dog can be quite [aggressive] at times. 02. Whenever my son watches violent television programs he becomes quite [aggressive]. 03. I hate [aggressive] people who approach me as soon as I walk into a store, and try to sell me …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 12aggressive — adjective Date: 1824 1. a. tending toward or exhibiting aggression < aggressive behavior > b. marked by combative readiness < an aggressive fighter > 2. a. marked by obtrusive energy …

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  • 13aggressive — ag|gres|sive [ ə gresıv ] adjective ** 1. ) behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone: The taxis have features that protect drivers from aggressive passengers. aggressive behavior Bailey became&#8230; …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14aggressive — [[t]əgre̱sɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED An aggressive person or animal has a quality of anger and determination that makes them ready to attack other people. Some children are much more aggressive than others... These fish are very aggressive...&#8230; …

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  • 15aggressive — aggressively, adv. aggressiveness, aggressivity /ag re siv i tee/, n. /euh gres iv/, adj. 1. characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing: aggressive acts against a&#8230; …

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  • 16aggressive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get, grow (esp. AmE), turn ▪ make sb …

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  • 17aggressive — adjective 1 behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone: The men were drunk, aggressive and looking for a fight. 2 someone who is aggressive is very determined to succeed or get what they want: A successful&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18aggressive */*/ — UK [əˈɡresɪv] / US adjective 1) behaving in an angry or rude way that shows you want to fight, attack, or argue with someone aggressive behaviour Bailey became increasingly aggressive in his questioning of the witness. 2) a) someone who is&#8230; …

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  • 19aggressive — 1. Denoting aggression. 2. Denoting a competitive forcefulness or invasiveness, as of a behavioral pattern, a pathogenic organism, or a disease process. * * * ag·gres·sive ə gres iv adj 1) tending toward or exhibiting aggression &LT;ag …

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  • 20aggressive — ag|gres|sive S3 [əˈgresıv] adj 1.) behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone ▪ Jim s voice became aggressive. ▪ Teachers apparently expect a certain amount of aggressive behaviour from boys. 2.) very&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English