superaggressive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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Highly aggressive.
We are being superaggressive in these communities.
2009 April 3, Michael Barbaro, “Bloomberg Makes Early, Aggressive Bid for Black Support”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more superaggressive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most superaggressive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |