unassaultive en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + assaultive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not assaultive.
This was true until, during unassaultive release periods, the patient was showered with continuous attention by several staff members.
1978, Michel Hersen, Behavior Therapy in the Psychiatric Setting, page 225:But you can, if you wish, show your subordinates, your peers, and your supervisors that you firmly believe in nonviolence and that although you may sometimes or often resist doing what they want you to do, you will do so in a physically unassaultive manner.
2017, Albert Ellis, Anger: How to Live with and without It: