Hypertext Webster Gateway: "aggressive"
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) 1.7 (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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