adverb

aggressively

aggressively

He played the game aggressively.

He played the game aggressively.

The company is aggressively expanding its market.

The company is aggressively expanding its market.

Modifies a ((verb)) Describes how an action is performed. The team played aggressively.

Synonyms: forcefully, assertively; Antonyms: passively, gently

From Latin 'aggredi' (to attack). The '-ly' suffix turns it into an adverb, describing how an action is done.

Picture a bulldog 'aggressively' guarding its territory. It describes an action done with force and determination.

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