aggressing
present participle of aggress
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*gress", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aggressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggressing.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See Grade.]
Definition: To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
Ag*gress", n. [L. aggressus.]
Definition: Aggression. [Obs.]
Their military aggresses on others. Sir M. Hale.
Ag*gress", v. t.
Definition: To set upon; to attack. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
