assaultive
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adjective \ə-ˈsȯl-tiv\Definition of ASSAULTIVE
1
: of, relating to, or tending toward assault <assaultive behavior>
2
: having an intense or abrasive effect on the senses or emotions <loud and assaultive music>
— as·sault·ive·ly adverb
— as·sault·ive·ness noun
Examples of ASSAULTIVE
- <with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics>
First Known Use of ASSAULTIVE
1946
Related to ASSAULTIVE
- Synonyms
- aggressive, agonistic, argumentative, belligerent, bellicose, brawly, chippy, combative, confrontational, contentious, discordant, disputatious, feisty, gladiatorial, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike
- Antonyms
- nonaggressive, nonbelligerent, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, unbelligerent, uncombative, uncontentious
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