Meaning of aggressive | Babel Free
əˈɡɹɛs.ɪvDefinitions
- Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing
- One who is aggressive.
- Exploiting every opportunity to be applied
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A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch. US
- That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant
- Involving high risk for potentially high reward
- Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation; butch
Equivalents
Examples
“[...]; usually the femme is the ho [at the costume party], and the butch/aggressive is the pimp. [...] An aggressive is a masculine-identified woman like the category of butch; aggressive is the contemporary term among younger masculine-identified women.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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