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Aggresive or aggressive?

Did you mean aggressive? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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aggresive

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aggressive

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Correct spelling: aggressive. Misspelling: aggresive.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Two Gs and two Ss, just like aggression.

Why people write “aggresive”

The misspelling “aggresive” is only one letter off: it uses a single S where aggressive has a double SS.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make aggressive automatic.

What does “aggressive” mean?

aggressive adjective

  1. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

    “an aggressive businessman”

  2. tending to spread quickly

    “an aggressive tumor”

  3. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

    “aggressive acts against another country”

    Synonyms:belligerent

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Aggressive” in a sentence

  • His aggressive driving scared us.
  • An aggressive businessman.
  • An aggressive tumor.
  • Aggressive acts against another country.

Is “aggressive” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“aggresive” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from AGGRESSIVE.

Aggressive: quick answers

Is it aggresive or aggressive?
The correct spelling is aggressive. “aggresive” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell aggressive?
Two Gs and two Ss, just like aggression.
What does aggressive mean?
Aggressive means: having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends.