aggressively

American  

[uh-gres-iv-lee] / əˈgrɛs ɪv li /

adverb

1. in an aggressive, militant, or menacing manner.

   The orders were to root out the entrenched rebels, swiftly and aggressively.

2. in a highly competitive manner; with an aggressive effort to win.

   The series was aggressively played by both teams.

3. in a vigorously or forcefully enterprising manner; ambitiously.

   an aggressively marketed line of cosmetics.

4. in a pushy or boldly assertive manner.

   They continue to lobby aggressively for a safer workplace.

5. 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?

6. (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

Etymology

Origin of aggressively

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

Example Sentences

More of the burden is falling on individual savers, and many are not saving aggressively.

From MarketWatch

The show has also aggressively employed social media to promote its Spirit Tunnel, where staff members lining a corridor greet celebrities with chants on their way to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

Inflows to “semiliquid” business development companies, or BDCs, that Blue Owl and others have sold aggressively to wealthy individuals dropped an average 15% over the last three months, according to research by Fitch Ratings.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Software is the clearest example — as the group has come under pressure, retail investors have leaned aggressively into the weakness, driving flows decisively into single-stock software names,” Rubner wrote.

From MarketWatch

After aggressively de-risking its balance sheet, the Thai hire-purchase financing provider’s loan book appears more resilient, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal