unaggressive

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ aggressive.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

unaggressive (comparative more unaggressive, superlative most unaggressive)

1. Not aggressive; peaceable; not violent.
   • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 195:

     And he, Allada Khan, had decided that the child was not unlike himself - an unaggressive nose, and intelligent forehead, eyes both lively and melting.

Derived terms

• unaggressively
• unaggressiveness