51³Ō¹Ļ

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aggressively

[uh-gres-iv-lee]

adverb

  1. in an aggressive, militant, or menacing manner.

    The orders were to root out the entrenched rebels, swiftly and aggressively.

  2. in a highly competitive manner; with an aggressive effort to win.

    The series was aggressively played by both teams.

  3. in a vigorously or forcefully enterprising manner; ambitiously.

    an aggressively marketed line of cosmetics.

  4. in a pushy or boldly assertive manner.

    They continue to lobby aggressively for a safer workplace.

  5. Medicine/Medical.Ģż

    1. (of a disease’s or tumor’s viability) in a rapid and vigorous, highly invasive manner.

      The cancer has aggressively branched out to his lower intestine.

    2. in a highly potent, therapeutic, but risky manner, intended to destroy malignancy.

      Can the treatment aggressively target the tumor without harming healthy tissue?

  6. (of a plant’s growth habit) with an undesirable tendency to spread rapidly, especially where unwanted.

    Wild lotuses have aggressively flourished in both ponds, much to the dismay of local canoeists.



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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • nonaggressively adverb
  • overaggressively adverb
  • unaggressively adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of aggressively1

First recorded in 1790–95; aggressive ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
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Teenagers Emmanuel Segura and Jessy Villa said they have spent hours over the past week scrolling through social media and despairing at the seemingly endless stream of videos of people being aggressively detained.

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The May policy to aggressively cancel Chinese student visas has roiled higher education nationally and in California.

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President Donald Trump pledged to crack down aggressively on any protesters at a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Army this weekend.

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The pair talked about how she needed to improve her serve and play more aggressively when she could.

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He said: "If you intervene aggressively as they come through the door you can avoid cardiac arrest."

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