Aggressively
/əˈɡrɛsɪvli/
adverbIntermediate📊CommonManner
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Definitions
1
In a forceful and often hostile way.
/əˈɡrɛsɪvli/
adverbnegativeIntermediate
Manner
In an aggressive manner.
The team played aggressively, leading to several fouls.
💡 Simply: Acting in a forceful and pushy way.
More Examples
2
He aggressively promoted his new product.
How It's Used
Sports
"He played aggressively, tackling opponents with force."
Business
"They aggressively pursued new market share."
From Middle English *aggresively*, from Old French *agressivement*, from Latin *aggredi* "to attack".
The word has maintained its core meaning of forceful action throughout history, but the negative connotation has become more pronounced in modern usage.
Memory tip
Think of a lion aggressively protecting its cubs.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"to attack"
Base: aggressive
aggressively pursueaggressively marketaggressively compete
Common misspellings
agressivelyaggresivly
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