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  • noun geology The acidic ability of water (when it contains dissolved carbon dioxide) to dissolve calcium carbonate from rocks

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agressiv(e) +‎ -ity

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Examples

  • The intensity of Mark's aggressivity is fascinating, though you keep waiting for him to reveal some fugitive trace of emotion.

    'Social Network': Password Is Perfection Joe Morgenstern 2010

  • Therefore the world should not overlook Armenia's aggressivity, which is hidden behind their role of victim and should think about the price of their support to the Armenians very well.

    unknown title 2009

  • Therefore the world should not overlook Armenia's aggressivity, which is hidden behind their role of victim and should think about the price of their support to the Armenians very well.

    unknown title 2009

  • He is putting me in mind of a type of client that Irving Yalom describes in his group therapy text: “Obsequious and carefully avoiding any sign of aggressivity, they are often masochistic, rushing into self-flagellation before anyone else can pummel them.”

    THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB LAURIE ABRAHAM 2010

  • As a result amorality also grows; as does extreme aggressivity when they are questioned by outsiders; as does a confusion between the nature of good versus having a ready answer to all questions.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Jim Horn 2009

  • If the totalitarian regime can work out a way to tame the impulse toward stupid aggressivity, it, generally, achieves long life.

    Matthew Yglesias » Free Comic Book Day 2007

  • As a result amorality also grows; as does extreme aggressivity when they are questioned by outsiders; as does a confusion between the nature of good versus having a ready answer to all questions.

    America Is in Need of a Moral Bailout 2009

  • As a result amorality also grows; as does extreme aggressivity when they are questioned by outsiders; as does a confusion between the nature of good versus having a ready answer to all questions.

    Chris Hedges On Casino Capitalism and Moral Bankruptcy Jim Horn 2009

  • A personal stake—such as strongly perceived oppression, humiliation, or persecution; an extraordinary need for identity, glory, or vengeance; or a drive for expression of intrinsic aggressivity—that distinguishes him or her from the vast majority of those who fulfill characteristic a

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The Psychology of a Terrorist 2009

  • Guillory is a powerful writer at all times — allowing oneself to be borne up and along by his rolling, organ-toned prose is one of the regular pleasures of reading him — and in chapter four his writing, while losing none of its eloquence, achieves a new level of intensity and aggressivity.

    Professing Literature: John Guillory's Misreading of Paul de Man 2005

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