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
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Examples of assaultive in a Sentence
with viciously assaultive prose the writer takes on her critics
First Known Use of assaultive
1876
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