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Definition of aggressive in English:

aggressive

adjective

1Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
‘he's very uncooperative and aggressive’
- ‘We cannot judge how likely it is that aggressive treatment would have succeeded.’
- ‘Too often they are becoming excuses for aggressive, even threatening behaviour.’
- ‘When the midges are at their most aggressive, their attacks are worse than any snow or rain.’
- ‘He added that it was only a minority of drinkers causing the violent and aggressive behaviour.’
- ‘After all it seems to me that it is aggressive people who seem to display aggressive cathartic behaviour.’
- ‘They may also explain why men are more likely to become aggressive when drunk.’
- ‘She believes one solution would be to tackle symptoms of aggressive behaviour at a younger age.’
- ‘This was not an aggressive protest as we are not an aggressive or violent group.’
- ‘She had found it very difficult to manage his behaviour as he was aggressive and violent towards him.’
- ‘In others, there appears to be no sanctions on loud aggressive and inconsiderate behaviour.’
- ‘One of their sons received cuts and bruises and when he came home his behaviour was very aggressive.’
- ‘His aggressive behaviour on remand had led to the imposition of disciplinary sanctions.’
- ‘Police used CS gas on the brothers, but they continued their aggressive behaviour.’
- ‘He said the dog had not displayed any more aggressive behaviour since it had bitten Mrs Royle in January.’
- ‘It finds that men with a record of aggressive behaviour have more helper and inducer T cells.’
- ‘Friends of David are apparently becoming concerned about his aggressive behaviour.’
- ‘There is no evidence of any self harm or of threatening or aggressive behaviour towards others.’
- ‘The defendant became violent and aggressive and would not let the garda search him.’
- ‘Anonymous comments are more likely to be aggressive, disruptive or even dishonest.’
- ‘No, they've generally evolved past that sort of aggressive territorial behaviour.’
hostile, belligerent, bellicose, antagonistic, truculent
warmongering, warlike, warring, hawkish, violent, combative, attacking
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1. 1.1 Behaving or done in a determined and forceful way.
  ‘we needed more growth to pursue our aggressive acquisition strategy’
  ‘Alternatively, it could be sold to a hungry, aggressive business run by somebody like Flynn.’
  ‘The deals were part of Shell's aggressive expansion in the energy trading business.’
  ‘They were facing increased competition from a host of new and aggressive retailers.’
  ‘Sony Music Europe has taken the most aggressive anti-piracy stance in the business.’
  ‘Facing the most aggressive and competitive media in the world, spin is vital.’
  ‘I think Brian had an aggressive strategy and it really did pay off big time.’
  ‘Competition doesn't get much more aggressive than in the Scottish newspaper arena.’
  ‘Traders said aggressive selling from an American bank had also helped push the gold price lower.’
  ‘McRae meanwhile was giving a masterly display of controlled, aggressive driving.’
  ‘In that role, HP paraded Elias about as part of an aggressive storage push at the company.’
  ‘The Telegraph makes an aggressive argument for an end to appeasement in the Middle East.’
  ‘He added that the company had yet to see any aggressive pricing activity from its competition.’
  ‘P&G has made an aggressive push into the women's beauty business buying Clairol and Wella.’
  ‘Some people expect it to be dynamic and aggressive but the reality is that it's slow.’
  ‘She's assertive, aggressive, totally on top of her game and yet what happens to her is absurd.’
  ‘He was an aggressive parliamentary performer who relished verbal combat.’
  ‘Unless you are allowed to be a bit aggressive and competitive then you stand no chance of been able to get on in life.’
  ‘More important than everything, the most aggressive driving force of her life.’
  ‘Like Johnston, who handled the Palmer account for so long, he is a loyal and aggressive employee.’
  ‘With our very aggressive strategy, running sixth on the road was a disaster.’
  assertive, forceful, competitive, insistent, vigorous, energetic, dynamic, driving, bold, audacious, enterprising, go-ahead, zealous, pushing
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