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Assaultive
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Assaultive
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1.
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
2. law
an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to immediate and unlawful violence
Compare battery (sense 4), assault and battery3.
a.
the culmination of a military attack, in which fighting takes place at close quarters
b.
(as modifier)
assault troops
4.
rape or attempted rape
verb (transitive)
5.
to make an assault upon
6.
to rape or attempt to rape
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Assaultive
see synonyms of assaultive noun
1.
a violent attack, either physical or verbal
2. Euphemism
rape1
3. Law
an unlawful threat or unsuccessful attempt to do physical harm to another, causing a present fear of immediate harm
4. Military
a.
a sudden attack upon a fortified place
b.
the close-combat phase of an attack
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5.
to make an assault (upon)
adjective
6.
designating a rifle or other firearm, either automatic or semiautomatic, designed especially for military use
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Assaultive
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Inclined to or suggestive of violent attack: "The reduction of cinema to assaultive images ... has produced a disincarnated, lightweight cinema that doesn't demand anyone's full attention" (Susan Sontag).
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