overaggressively

adverb

In an overaggressive way; involving too much aggression.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English overaggressive →
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Meanings

adverboveraggressively (comparative more overaggressively, superlative most overaggressively)

comparative more overaggressively · superlative most overaggressively

  1. In an overaggressive way; involving too much aggression.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*gʰredʰ-
  12. Latingradior
  13. Latinaggredior
  14. Latinaggressu
  15. Englishaggress
  16. Englishaggressive
  17. Englishoveraggressive
  18. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  19. Proto-Germanic*līką
  20. Englishoveraggressively

From overaggressive + -ly.

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overaggressively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overaggressively

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Chicago

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