adv. [f. prec. + -LY2.] In an aggressive manner; offensively.

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[Not in Craig 1847.]

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1849.  Palmerston, Opin. & Pol. (1852), 479. The impression—that England … never will be found acting aggressively against any other power.

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1865.  Mill, Represent. Gov., 35/1. What then prevents the same powers from being exerted aggressively?

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1882.  J. Sturgis, Dick’s Wandering, I. I. ix. 116. Two gentlemen of an aggressively artistic appearance.

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