aggressive vs defensive

aggressive

adj
  • Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing. 

  • Female but having a male or masculine gender presentation: butch. 

  • Involving high risk for potentially high reward. 

  • That spreads quickly or extensively; virulent; malignant. 

  • Of heuristics, source code optimization techniques, etc.: exploiting every opportunity to be applied. 

noun
  • One who is aggressive. 

  • A (Black) woman who presents as masculine; a butch. 

defensive

adj
  • Pertaining to defense, as opposed to attack. 

  • Intended for defence; protective. 

  • In a state or posture of defense. 

  • Of a bowling or fielding tactic designed to prevent the other side from scoring runs; of a batting tactic designed to prevent being out. 

  • Performed so as to minimise risk. 

  • Displaying an inordinate sensitivity to criticism or intrusion; oversensitive; thin-skinned. 

  • Intended to deter attack. 

noun
  • A means, attitude or position of defense. 

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