Synonym: belligerent, combative, hostile, militant, offensive. Antonym: defensive. Similar words: aggression, progressive, impressive, excessive, congressional, massive, Congress, depression. Meaning: [-esɪv] adj. 1. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends 2. tending to spread quickly 3. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight.
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241. He attempted to explain apparent contradictions in testimony he gave under aggressive questioning by plaintiffs' lawyers several weeks ago.
242. The aggressive style of mainland cabaret comedy is only now reaching Northern Ireland.
243. Gunnarson may have his hands full with what some critics of the new council majority describe as an aggressive and demanding bunch.
244. The world of international banking is now full of aggressive, bright, but hopelessly inexperienced lenders in their mid-twenties.
245. She was simply more aggressive, less able to let things pass than Lisbie.
246. Some say they're biding their time before becoming more aggressive again.
247. Prosecutors called 24 witnesses, all of whom underwent aggressive cross-examination by the defense.
248. The more informed you are, the less arrogant and aggressive you are. Nelson Mandela
249. During the first months of his presidency, the pressure to adopt a more aggressive policy mounted.
250. A combination of lax discipline and hostile attitudes on the part of both parents encourages very aggressive and poorly controlled behaviour in their offspring.
251. As I explain further below, aggressive behaviour is regarded as typical only of lowlanders and spirits.
252. The lowlanders are sub-moral beings in Buid eyes, given their aggressive and domineering customs.
253. Traditionally, women have been viewed as dependent and passive, and males as aggressive and assertive.
254. Prejudice may lead us into aggressive attitudes towards some person or group.
255. Korn/Ferry perhaps appeals more to aggressive, fast-growth conglomerates than to old-fashioned, traditional companies.
256. Fortunately parents can do a lot to tone down the aggressive behaviour.
257. As I mentioned earlier, not all children who are aggressive display these physical characteristics.
258. Companies which utilize an aggressive sales policy, based on personal selling, are said to be adopting a push strategy.
259. Woman is either ignored or presented as innately less aggressive than man.
260. He's a very aggressive bowler -- he always bowls the ball straight at the batsman's body.
261. Both of these Republican presidents undertook aggressive antitrust actions, and both strongly supported, and expanded(Sentencedict.com), federal housing programs.
262. There is disputed evidence suggesting that cinema and television violence encourages aggressive behaviour.
263. Although their bite is extremely painful to man, they are not aggressive and most people are bitten while handling them.
264. It will also keep plans to continue its aggressive expansion, opening as many as 232 stores this year.sentencedict.com/aggressive.html
265. Threats and punishments very often succeed in scaring an aggressive child into changing his ways.
266. They consider how to recover damaged platinum ware, an important problem in routine laboratories dealing with aggressive samples.
267. Provide plenty of hiding places, as these fish are aggressive towards their own kind.
268. A younger man, or a more aggressive one, might have accepted the need for confrontation.
269. The publican's aggressive stance towards the headmistress touched on deeper currents which were becoming condensed in the affair.
270. The firm also has an aggressive campaign for minority hiring.
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