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Definition of Nonaggressive
1. Adjective. Not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness.
Similar to: Low-pressure
Also: Unassertive, Peaceable, Peaceful
Antonyms: Aggressive
Definition of Nonaggressive
1. Adjective. Not aggressive ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonaggressive
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonaggressive
Literary usage of Nonaggressive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stress, Gender, and Alcohol-Seeking Behavior edited by Walter A. Hunt, Sam Zakhari (1996)
"In a few of the nonaggressive (ie, low aggressive and moderate ... Interestingly,
the alcohol preference of rats in nonaggressive triads approximated that ..."
2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1908)
"What the world most needs at this period of transformation is for the peaceable,
nonaggressive nations to arm to the limit. Fortunately, the nonaggressive ..."
3. Heredity and Social Fitness: A Study of Differential Mating in a (1920)
"They will be considered in Line C. The fourth son was Darius (11-11), nonaggressive
but faithful and plodding, with low ability to calculate. ..."
4. The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviorsby Diana H. Fishbein by Diana H. Fishbein (2004)
"of the etiology of aggressive and nonaggressive antisocial behavior. Development and
Psychopathology ..."
5. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Most Western nations, including the US, equate peaceful purposes with nonaggressive
ones. Consequently, all nonaggressive military use of space is permitted ..."
6. The American Political Science Review (1920)
"... the ground that the party's principles were right but did not preclude
participation in measures for the defense of the country in a nonaggressive war. ..."
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