aggressively

[uh-gres-iv-lee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in an aggressive, militant, or menacing manner.
The orders were to root out the entrenched rebels, swiftly and aggressively.
in a highly competitive manner; with an aggressive effort to win.
The series was aggressively played by both teams.
in a vigorously or forcefully enterprising manner; ambitiously.
an aggressively marketed line of cosmetics.
in a pushy or boldly assertive manner.
They continue to lobby aggressively for a safer workplace.
Medicine/Medical.
1. (of a disease’s or tumor’s viability) in a rapid and vigorous, highly invasive manner.
  The cancer has aggressively branched out to his lower intestine.
2. in a highly potent, therapeutic, but risky manner, intended to destroy malignancy.
  Can the treatment aggressively target the tumor without harming healthy tissue?
(of a plant’s growth habit) with an undesirable tendency to spread rapidly, especially where unwanted.
Wild lotuses have aggressively flourished in both ponds, much to the dismay of local canoeists.

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Other Word Forms

nonaggressively adverb
overaggressively adverb
unaggressively adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of aggressively¹

First recorded in 1790–95; aggressive ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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“There’s no strong case to buy aggressively, but it’s also not a clear shorting environment. Markets will remain ‘violently flat,’ with sharp moves but no real direction.”