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

Mr. Musk’s X posts revived questions about whether Mr. Starmer had pursued such cases aggressively enough when he was England’s chief prosecutor.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the fall, Meta investors started to get nervous about the company’s plans to spend aggressively on AI infrastructure this year without a clear timeline on when they would see returns.

From The Wall Street Journal

India is aggressively seeking trade deals to open markets for exporters and soften the blow of steep US tariffs, as efforts to secure an agreement with Washington remain elusive.

From Barron's

“We don’t see evidence of that for our top-income consumers. People in the $150,000 annual income bracket continued to spend quite aggressively, including buying cars,” Long said.

From MarketWatch

NIO, like many other of its Chinese automakers peers, has been expanding aggressively overseas as demand in the local market slows.

From The Wall Street Journal