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assaultive

[ uh-sawl-tiv ]

adjective

  1. tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive:

    the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²õ·²õ²¹³Ü±ôtŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹²õ·²õ²¹³Ü±ôtŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of assaultive1

First recorded in 1950–55; assault + -ive
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According to the sheriff’s office, the male who was still armed with the machete “continued to behave erratic and assaultive” toward the deputies and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.

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Weston, who was a Boeing employee, was on the grounds for about five hours and “repeatedly engaged in disruptive, destructive, and assaultive behavior,” according to the sentencing memorandum.

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“Most importantly, there are already laws on the books to address assaultive conduct.”

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The ambient soundscape, by the cellist and composer Mizu, is industrial, too, with assaultive waves of rumbling, buzzing, hissing and screeching.

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The law had defined “abnormally dangerous” weapons as having special features making them more suitable for “assaultive purposes” rather than recreation or self-defense.

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