assaultive

[uh-sawl-tiv]

adjective

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

Origin of assaultive

First recorded in 1950–55; assault + -ive

Related formsas·saul·tive·ly, adverbas·saul·tive·ness, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for assaultive

Historical Examples of assaultive

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