superaggressive

superaggressive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der.
Latin gradior
Latin aggredior
Latin aggressuslbor.
English aggress
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English aggressive
English superaggressive

    From super- + aggressive.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

    Adjective

    superaggressive (comparative more superaggressive, superlative most superaggressive)

    1. Highly aggressive.
      • 2009 April 3, Michael Barbaro, “Bloomberg Makes Early, Aggressive Bid for Black Support”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        We are being superaggressive in these communities.
    • superaggressiveness
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