Definition of "aggressive" in Anglais

adjective

1. Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.

   • an aggressive policy, war, person, nation

2. (especially programming, of a method or process) Exploiting every opportunity to be applied.

   • The Itanium processor is an example of an Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing (EPIC) architecture and thus relies on aggressive and expensive compiler optimizations for performance.

3. (pathology, of a tumour or disease) That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant.

4. (finance) Involving high risk for potentially high reward.

   • an aggressive stock; an aggressive portfolio

5. (US, LGBTQ, Black lesbian slang) Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation; butch.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:aggressive.

noun

1. One who is aggressive.

2. (US, LGBTQ, Black lesbian slang) A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch.