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assaultive
[ uh-sawl-tiv ]
/ ÉĖsÉl tÉŖv /
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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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āWasā is used for the indicative past tense of āto be,ā and āwereā is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
OTHER WORDS FROM assaultive
asĀ·saulĀ·tiveĀ·ly, adverbasĀ·saulĀ·tiveĀ·ness, nounWords nearby assaultive
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How to use assaultive in a sentence
I did not say that he had assaultive or homicidal potential.
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