assaultive
assaultive · more assaultive · most assaultive
Confrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assaultConfrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
US/əsˈɔltɪv/
Meaning
1 sensesConfrontational; tending or seeming to assault; characterized by assault.
an assaultive patient; an assaultive incident
More definitions
- disposed to attack
Forms
more assaultive, most assaultive| Comparative | more assaultive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most assaultive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- disposed to attack:attacking
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedassault
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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