Etymology

From aggredior (“to approach; attack”) +‎ -īvusCategory:Latin terms suffixed with -ivus#AGGRESSIVUS.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aɡ.ɡrɛsˈsiː.wʊs]Category:Latin 4-syllable words#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#AGGRESSIVUS
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [aɡ.ɡresˈsiː.vus]Category:Latin 4-syllable words#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Latin terms with IPA pronunciation#AGGRESSIVUS

Adjective

aggressīvus (feminine aggressīva, neuter aggressīvum)Category:Latin lemmas#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Latin adjectives#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Latin first and second declension adjectives#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Pages with entries#AGGRESSIVUSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#AGGRESSIVUS; first/second-declension adjective

1. (New LatinCategory:New Latin#AGGRESSIVUS) aggressive

   Synonyms: pugnāx, bellicus, bellicōsus

   Antonym: dēfēnsīvus

References

• aggressivus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016