Aggressive

  • 21aggressive — adjective 1) aggressive behavior Syn: hostile, belligerent, bellicose, antagonistic, truculent; pugnacious, combative, two fisted, violent; macho; confrontational; quarrelsome, argumentative Ant: meek …

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  • 22aggressive — adjective 1) aggressive behaviour Syn: violent, confrontational, antagonistic, pugnacious 2) aggressive foreign policy Syn: warmongering, warlike, warring, belligerent, bellicose, hawkish …

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  • 23aggressive — [əˈgresɪv] adj 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.[/ex] aggressive behaviour[/ex] 2) very determined to win or be …

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  • 24aggressive — adjective /ʌˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking. an aggressive policy, war, person, nation See Also: aggression, aggressively, aggressiveness, aggressivity, aggressor, passive …

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  • 25aggressive — ag•gres•sive [[t]əˈgrɛs ɪv[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or tending toward aggression 2) vigorously energetic, esp. in the use of initiative and forcefulness; boldly assertive: an aggressive salesperson[/ex] 3) bus (of an investment) emphasizing… …

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  • 26aggressive — /əˈgrɛsɪv / (say uh gresiv) adjective 1. tending to aggress; making the first attack. 2. characterised by or prone to aggression: an aggressive personality. 3. (of a weed or pest) spreading quickly. 4. energetic; vigorous. 5. (of a disease such… …

  • 27aggressive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Energetic and forceful] Syn. assertive, forward, pushing, enterprising, forceful, domineering, self assertive, outspoken, bold, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, driving, determined, competitive, activist, proactive, pushy* …

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  • 28aggressive — adjective characterized by or resulting from aggression. ↘very forceful: an aggressive acquisition policy. Derivatives aggressively adverb aggressiveness noun …

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  • 29aggressive — A French expression to indicate the reinforced front, rear, and side safety structures of a vehicle. If the strengthened structure causes more than normal damage to another vehicle, a pedestrian, or the occupants of the vehicle, then that… …

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  • 30Aggressive driving — is a form of automobile operation in which an operator will deliberately behave with contempt towards other drivers and drive in such a manner as to increase the risk of an automobile accident.Unlike drunk driving, aggressive driving is not… …

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