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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Inclined to or suggestive of violent attack.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective making an assault.

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  • adjective Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault

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  • adjective disposed to attack

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assault +‎ -ive

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