| a. | 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; |
| 2. | marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy and initiative; | |
| 3. | (Med., Biol.) tending to spread quickly | |
| 4. | characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight |
| Adj. | 1. | aggressive - 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" Antonyms: nonaggressive, unaggressive - not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness |
| 2. | aggressive - 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" | |
| 3. | aggressive - tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" Synonyms: fast-growing | |
| 4. | aggressive - characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone" Synonyms: belligerent |
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