Overaggressiveness
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Excessive aggression. uncountable
"McGraw has been more abused than any other manager in baseball. In his early days, when a member of the Baltimore team, McGraw was far from being the quietest member of the club. He had arguments without number, and when he took up the duty of managing the Giants he carried with him the reputation for overaggressiveness, in fact, a mania for trouble making."
Example
More examples"McGraw has been more abused than any other manager in baseball. In his early days, when a member of the Baltimore team, McGraw was far from being the quietest member of the club. He had arguments without number, and when he took up the duty of managing the Giants he carried with him the reputation for overaggressiveness, in fact, a mania for trouble making."
Etymology
From overaggressive + -ness.
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