assaultive

[ uh-sawl-tiv ]

/ əˈsɔl tɪv /

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adjective

tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of assaultive

First recorded in 1950–55; assault + -ive

as·saul·tive·ly, adverbas·saul·tive·ness, noun

I did not say that he had assaultive or homicidal potential.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy