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assaultive
[ uh-sawl-tiv ]
adjective
- tending or seeming to assault; physically aggressive:
the assaultive behavior of the inmates; the assaultive manner of some rock bands.
Other yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹²õ·²õ²¹³Ü±ôîtŸ±±¹±ð·±ô²â adverb
- ²¹²õ·²õ²¹³Ü±ôîtŸ±±¹±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of assaultive1
Example Sentences
According to the sheriffâs office, the male who was still armed with the machete âcontinued to behave erratic and assaultiveâ toward the deputies and a deputy-involved shooting occurred.
Weston, who was a Boeing employee, was on the grounds for about five hours and ârepeatedly engaged in disruptive, destructive, and assaultive behavior,â according to the sentencing memorandum.
âMost importantly, there are already laws on the books to address assaultive conduct.â
The ambient soundscape, by the cellist and composer Mizu, is industrial, too, with assaultive waves of rumbling, buzzing, hissing and screeching.
The law had defined âabnormally dangerousâ weapons as having special features making them more suitable for âassaultive purposesâ rather than recreation or self-defense.
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