unaggressive
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a word derived from
aggressive.
aggressiveadjectivecharacterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing.
Example Sentences
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“For over a decade, Nicholson suffered from unaggressive and unimaginative representation,” McGilligan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
All were riding in friendly, unaggressive ways; I even got a smile and nod while riding near an elderly gentleman on a Bird.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2021
But it's not just in housing where the Justice Department was so unaggressive.
From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2020
But Ramos Allup’s body language was unaggressive, his hands limp, sometimes raised as if to protect himself.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2016
She remained gende and unaggressive her whole life.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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