nonaggressive
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Etymology tree
From non- + aggressive.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪv
Adjective
nonaggressive (not comparable)
- Not aggressive
- 2007 April 12, Mike Albo, “Because a Logo Is Not Enough”, in New York Times[1]:
- Lee Silverman, the owner of the store, wants the staff to be honest and nonaggressive.
Usage notes
- The solid form is more common in the American use while the hyphenated form is more common in the British use.[1] GPO manual item 6.29. recommends to spell non- prefixed words without a hyphen unless an overriding consideration applies.[2]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “nonaggressive/[non - aggressive]”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.
- ^ 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov