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aggressive

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
  2. Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
  3. (of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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