unaggressive
adjective
un·ag·gres·sive
ˌən-ə-ˈgre-siv 
: not aggressive : not given to fighting or assertiveness
a peaceful and unaggressive species
unaggressively
adverb
unaggressiveness
noun
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Meanwhile, dogs that lose fights or are seen as unaggressive are killed, oftentimes in heinous fashion, with many cases involving dogs being electrocuted, hung or beaten to death.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior.
—Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021
The movie also maps Harding’s longtime struggle to belong in the skating world as a blue-collar athlete while also refusing to conform to the dainty, unaggressive ideology judges preferred.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023
Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023
The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior.
—Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021
The movie also maps Harding’s longtime struggle to belong in the skating world as a blue-collar athlete while also refusing to conform to the dainty, unaggressive ideology judges preferred.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching.
—Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins.
—Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017
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“Unaggressive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaggressive. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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