aggressively

[ uh-gres-iv-lee ]

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.

  1. in a vigorously or forcefully enterprising manner; ambitiously: an aggressively marketed line of cosmetics.

  2. in a pushy or boldly assertive manner: They continue to lobby aggressively for a safer workplace.

  3. Medicine/Medical.

    • (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.

    • in a highly potent, therapeutic, but risky manner, intended to destroy malignancy: Can the treatment aggressively target the tumor without harming healthy tissue?

  4. (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.

Origin of aggressively

1
First recorded in 1790–95; aggressive + -ly

Other words from aggressively

  • non·ag·gres·sive·ly, adverb
  • o·ver·ag·gres·sive·ly, adverb
  • un·ag·gres·sive·ly, adverb

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