aggressively
English
Etymology
aggressive + -ly
Pronunciation
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Adverb
aggressively (comparative more aggressively, superlative most aggressively)
- In an aggressive manner.
- 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport):
- Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
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Derived terms
- passive-aggressively
Related terms
- aggress
- aggression
Translations
in an aggressive manner
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