assaultive

Variant of assault

assault definition

as·sault (ə sôlt′)

noun

  1. a violent attack, either physical or verbal
  2. rape
  3. Law an unlawful threat or unsuccessful attempt to do physical harm to another, causing a present fear of immediate harm
  4. Mil.
    1. a sudden attack upon a fortified place
    2. the close-combat phase of an attack

Etymology: ME assaut < OFr assaut, assalt < VL *assaltus < assalire: see assail

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make an assault (upon)

adjective

designating a rifle or other firearm, either automatic or semiautomatic, designed especially for military use

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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