Aggressive
1aggressive — ag‧gres‧sive [əˈgresɪv] adjective 1. an aggressive action uses direct and forceful methods in order to achieve the result that someone wants: • aggressive marketing tactics to promote smoking among teenagers • aggressive cost cutting • Aggressive …
2Aggressive — «Aggressive» Год основания 2006 год Расположение …
3Aggressive — 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… …
4aggressive — 1 attacking, offensive (see base words at ATTACK n) Analogous words: invading, encroaching, trespassing (see TRESPASS vb) Antonyms: resisting: repelling 2 Aggressive, militant, assertive, self assertive, pushing, pushy are here compared as… …
5aggressive — 1. Note that it has two gs. 2. The modern commercial world has added the meanings ‘self assertive; energetic, enterprising’ to the word when it is applied to the techniques of marketing and salesmanship or to selling goods or services: • We are… …
6aggressive — [adj1] belligerent, hostile advancing, antipathetic, assailing, attacking, barbaric, bellicose, combative, contentious, destructive, disruptive, disturbing, encroaching, hawkish, intruding, intrusive, invading, martial, militant, offensive,… …
7aggressive — [ə gres′iv] adj. 1. aggressing or inclined to aggress; starting fights or quarrels 2. ready or willing to take issue or engage in direct action; militant 3. full of enterprise and initiative; bold and active; pushing 4. Psychiatry of or involving …
8aggressive — index contentious, disorderly, forcible, hostile, hot blooded, industrious, litigious, malevolent, obtrus …
9aggressive — (adj.) 1791, from L. aggress , pp. stem of aggredi (see AGGRESSION (Cf. aggression)) + IVE (Cf. ive). In psychological use from 1913, first in translations of Freud. Related: Aggressively; aggressiveness …
10aggressive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) characterized by or resulting from aggression. 2) unduly forceful. DERIVATIVES aggressively adverb aggressiveness noun …
