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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of unaggressive. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive. Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy [WordNet 1.5] 3. 1 (Med., Biol.) tending to spread quickly an aggressive tumor [Narrower terms: invasive (vs. noninvasive) ] Syn: fast-growing(prenominal) [WordNet 1.5] 4. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight aggressive acts against another country Syn: belligerent [WordNet 1.5] Note: Narrower related terms: bellicose, combative, pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; hard-hitting, high-pressure ; hostile (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business: "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"); predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also: assertive, hostile, offensive. [WordNet 1.5] -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation. -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n. No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
aggressive adj 1: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" [ant: unaggressive] 2: marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative; "an aggressive young exective"; "a pushful insurance agent"; "a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world" [syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy] 3: tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn: fast-growing(a)] 4: characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" [syn: belligerent]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive Αγγλικά a. επιθετικόςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive German a. (de-adj form of: aggressiv) Italian a. (feminine plural of it aggressivo) Norwegian Nynorsk a. 1 (inflection of nn aggressiv def s) 2 (inflection of nn aggressiv p)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive a. 1 Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing. 2 (lb en programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied. n. 1 One who is #Adjective. 2 (lb en US LGBT Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive German a. (de-adj form of: aggressiv) Italian a. (feminine plural of it aggressivo) Norwegian Nynorsk a. 1 (inflection of nn aggressiv def s) 2 (inflection of nn aggressiv p)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive German a. (de-adj form of: aggressiv) Italian a. (feminine plural of it aggressivo) Norwegian Nynorsk a. 1 (inflection of nn aggressiv def s) 2 (inflection of nn aggressiv p)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive Italia a. (it-a-taivm a ggressiv e) Ruotsi a. (sv-a-taivm aggressiv e)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive Engelska a. aggressiv Tyska a. (böjning de adj aggressiv)From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]
aggressive a. (böjning sv adj aggressiv)From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ aggressiefFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ عدوانيّFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]агреси́вен, напада́телен tending or disposed to aggress
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ agresivníFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]útočný
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ ymosodolFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ aggressiv, streitlustig, angriffslustigFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]see: more aggressive, most aggressive
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ επιθετικόςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]aggressiivinen, hyökkäävä tending or disposed to aggress
aggressive /əgresiv/ agressifFrom English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ agresivan, agresivni, agresivnija, energičan, napadački, napadni, nasrtljiv, snažan, uporanFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ 1. támadó 2. agresszív 3. veszekedô 4. veszekedôsFrom English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 : [ freedict:eng-ita ]agresif tending or disposed to aggress
aggressive /ɐɡɹˈɛsɪv/ aggressivoFrom English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-nor ]侵略的, 攻撃的 tending or disposed to aggress
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]aggressiv tending or disposed to aggress
aggressive /əˈgresɪv/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. zaczepny, agresywny 2. rzutki
aggressive /əgresiv/ agressivo, ofensivoFrom English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:eng-rus ]
aggressive /əgresiv/ агрессивныйFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
aggressive //əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv//From IPA:de : [ IPA:de ]aggressiv tending or disposed to aggress
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ʔagɾɛsˈziːfə/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/əˈɡɹɛsɪv/
141 Moby Thesaurus words for "aggressive": abrupt, active, acute, adventuresome, adventurous, ambitious, animated, antagonistic, assertive, battling, bearish, beastly, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, bloodthirsty, bloody, bloody-minded, bluff, blunt, bold, brash, brisk, brusque, cavalier, chauvinist, chauvinistic, churlish, combative, contentious, crusty, curt, disputatious, divisive, domineering, driving, dynamic, enemy, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, eristic, factional, factious, ferocious, fierce, fighting, forceful, forcible, forward, full of fight, full of pep, go-ahead, go-go, gruff, hard-hitting, harsh, hawkish, hearty, hostile, hustling, imperious, impetuous, incisive, inimical, intense, irascible, irritable, jingo, jingoish, jingoist, jingoistic, keen, kinetic, litigious, lively, living, lusty, martial, masterful, mettlesome, militant, militaristic, military, offensive, on the offensive, partisan, peppy, polarizing, polemic, pugnacious, pushful, pushing, pushy, quarrelsome, robust, rough, saber-rattling, sanguinary, sanguineous, savage, scrappy, self-assertive, severe, sharp, short, shrewish, smacking, snappy, snippy, soldierlike, soldierly, spanking, spirited, strenuous, strong, surly, take-charge, take-over, tough, trenchant, trigger-happy, truculent, unfriendly, unpacific, unpeaceable, unpeaceful, up-and-coming, venturesome, venturous, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, warlike, warmongering, warring, wrangling, zestful, zesty, zippyFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 侵略的,攻击性的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 侵略的,好斗的;敢作敢为的