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true vertebra (medicine) and aggressive (iou)


true vertebra (medicine)


true vertebra


Any one of the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar vertebrae.

Synonym: vertebra vera.


aggressive (iou)



aggressive adjective. E19.
[from Latin aggress- (see AGGRESS) + -IVE. Cf. French agressif, -ive.]
Of or pertaining to aggression; offensive. E19.
E. A. Freeman An aggressive war, as distinguished from mere plundering inroads.
Disposed to attack others; characterized by aggression (sense 3). M19.
N. Mailer If he were aggressive, he would swear at her.
b. Self-assertive, forceful. Chiefly N. Amer. M20.
P. Roth An ad promising high commissions to aggressive salesmen.
Of a chemical: strongly corrosive, promoting corrosion. M20.
Of a disease or condition: developing or spreading very rapidly within the body. L20.
aggre'ssivity noun aggressive quality, aggressiveness M20.
aggressively adverb E19.
aggressiveness noun M19.