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1. aggressive
adjective. ['əˈgrɛsɪv'] having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; positive in his convictions".
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ive (English)
- -if (Anglo-Norman)
- aggress (English)
- aggressum (Latin)
Rhymes with Aggressive
- unimpressive
- progressive
- expressive
- successive
- repressive
- regressive
- impressive
- depressive
- recessive
- possessive
- oppressive
- obsessive
- excessive
How do you spell aggressive? Is it agressive ?
A common misspelling of aggressive is agressive
Sentences with aggressive
1. Adjective
Occasionally, a dog can become aggressive when she has a false pregnancy.
Quotes about aggressive
1. There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used to read that in business journals. But that's not what Darwinian means to a biologist; it's whatever leads to reproductive success.
- Steven Pinker
2. When I really love someone, I can only show it by making aggressive and bad-taste remarks.
- Slavoj Zizek
3. There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of nature and the revelations of great art are equally difficult to define; we can grasp them only in the depths of our perceptive spirit.
- Ansel Adams
2. aggressive
adjective. ['əˈgrɛsɪv'] characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ive (English)
- -if (Anglo-Norman)
- aggress (English)
- aggressum (Latin)