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aggressive
/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
adjective
Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.
"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"
Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
(of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
Antonymspassive
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