aggressive
IPA: ʌgrˈɛsɪv
noun
- One who is aggressive.
- (US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.
adjective
- Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
- (programming) Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
- (pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
- (finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
- (US, LGBT, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch.
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Examples of "aggressive" in Sentences
- Aggressive toys are the most worrisome.
- The aggressiveness is completely gratuitous.
- It is the most aggressive stance of the five.
- He is aggressively intervening in this industry.
- Education was secondary to aggressiveness and tenacity.
- The defender will usually turn aggressively to spoil the attacker's solution.
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