[uh-sawl-tiv] 
| tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive: the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands. |
| as·saul·tive (ə-sôl'tĭv) adj. Inclined to or suggestive of violent attack: "The reduction of cinema to assaultive images ... has produced a disincarnated, lightweight cinema that doesn't demand anyone's full attention" (Susan Sontag). as·saul'tive·ly adv., as·saul'tive·ness n. |
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