# aggressive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ · frequency rank #4,135

## Definitions
1. Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
2. Exploiting every opportunity to be applied.
3. That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.
4. Involving high risk for potentially high reward.
5. Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation; butch.

## Etymology
From aggress + -ive. Compare with French agressif.

## Easily confused with
- **aggressively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggressive-vs-aggressively)
- **aggression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggression-vs-aggressive)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aggerssive`, `aggresisve`, `aggresive`, `aggressiev`, `aggressivve`, `aggressvie`, `aggrressive`, `aggrsesive`, `agressive`, `agrgessive`, `gagressive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aggressive