AGGRESSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of aggressive in English
aggressive adjective
(ANGRY )
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aggressive adjective
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aggressive adjective
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(Definition of aggressive from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of aggressive
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Strife decks are for aggressive players through and through.
Aggressive marketing efforts by the burrito chain will continue through the summer, the company said.
So we'll be very specific on where we'll be aggressive , and we won't spend just to spend.
Let's just have him drive down and get on this right now and be aggressive and be decisive.
Aggressive drug company marketing is only one part of the story.
He doesn't appear to be acting aggressive toward any law enforcement officers on the scene.
Determining which types of prostate cancer are aggressive and which are of lower risk is also becoming easier.
The sometimes aggressive sour bite of the style is tempered by peach sweetness, and the brewery keeps the alcohol level at an all-afternoon friendly 4.5%.
They get along really well together, and they're almost never aggressive to one another.
People say they're aggressive , but they're not what people think they are.
A second possibility is that wearing dark colors somehow makes players more aggressive , which lands them more often in the penalty box.
He was so aggressive on the bases that they plotted to trap him.
He wouldn't comment on 2013 revenue, merely stating that the company is on track to hit an aggressive goal.
Aggressive pruning has helped reduce reliance on antibiotic spraying.
And, in fact, some of them change to what we call supermales -- and become big and extremely colorful and aggressive .
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Translations of aggressive
in Chinese (Traditional)
好鬥的, 富於攻擊性的, 挑釁的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
好斗的, 富于攻击性的, 挑衅的…
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agresivo, agresivo/va [masculine-feminine]…
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agressivo, agressivo/-va [masculine-feminine]…
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saldırgan, kavgacı, başarılı olmak için güç kullanan…
மற்றொரு நபரிடம் கோபமான மற்றும் வன்முறை வழியில் நடந்துகொள்வது, வெற்றியை அடைய உறுதியாகவும், வலிமையுடனும் போராடுவது…
(વ્યવહાર) આક્રમક, ગુસ્સે, આક્રમક…
حملہ آور, جارح, جارحیت پسند…
దురుసుతనం, గెలవాలని లేక విజయం సాధించాలని నిశ్చయించుకొని మరియు గెలవడానికి లేక విజయం సాధించడానికి బలవంతపు చర్యను ఉపయోగించడం…
আক্রমণাত্মক, অন্য ব্যক্তির প্রতি রাগান্বিত এবং হিংসাত্মক…
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