Definition of aggresive
1. aggressive [ a ] having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
Examples:
"an aggressive businessman"
"an aggressive basketball player"
"he was aggressive and imperious
positive in his convictions"
"aggressive drivers"
(E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)
He took advantage of the antagonism between aggressive assertiveness and anxiety and found a relatively rapid disappearance of anxiety when the former attitude was established .
Furthermore , a functional antagonism exists between an aggressive attitude and a state of anxiety .
Synonyms aggressive Related Terms unaggressive battleful assertive pugnacious truculent competitive scrappy hard-hitting hostile obstreperous predatory in-your-face hard-hitting hostile assertive offensive2. aggressive [ a ] marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
Examples:
"an aggressive young executive"
"a pushful insurance agent"
"a pushing youth intent on getting on in the world"
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
To the extent that the problem is merely parking , an aggressive downtown management , like that of Lazarus_Brothers in Columbus , Ohio , can fight_back successfully by building a garage on the lot next_door .
Synonyms pushing aggressive pushy pushful enterprising Related Terms ambitious3. aggressive [ a ] tending to spread quickly
Examples:
"an aggressive tumor"
4. aggressive [ a ] tending to spread quickly
Examples:
"an aggressive tumor"
5. aggressive [ a ] characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
Examples:
"aggressive acts against another country"
"a belligerent tone"
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