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How to spell aggressive
What it means: Ready to attack or start a fight.
In a sentence: The cat was aggressive when it saw the dog.
The part people get wrong
Watch for double g and double s. Often misspelled as agressive or agressiv.
Same family: aggression, aggressor, aggressively, nonaggressive, hostile. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: Aggressive comes from the Latin verb 'aggredi,' meaning 'to attack' or 'to approach.' Over time, English kept the idea of attacking but also added the idea of being very forceful or pushy in attitude or action.
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