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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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}]
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