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English Dictionary: Aggressiveness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aggressiveness
n
  1. the quality of being bold and enterprising
  2. a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
    Synonym(s): aggression, aggressiveness
  3. a natural disposition to be hostile
    Synonym(s): aggressiveness, belligerence, pugnacity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
      Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression;
      making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive
      policy, war, person, nation. -- {Ag*gres"sive*ly}, adv. --
      {Ag*gres"sive*ness}, n.
  
               No aggressive movement was made.            --Macaulay.
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