AGGRAVATIVE
Ag"gra*va*tive, a.
Defn: Tending to aggravate. Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv.
— Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.
No aggressive movement was made. Macaulay.
AGGREGATE
Ag"gre*gate, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.]
1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or sum; collective.
The aggregate testimony of many hundreds.
Sir T. Browne.
2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as, aggregate glands.
3. (Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed from one flower, as in the raspberry.
4. (Min. & Geol.) Having the several component parts adherent to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by mechanical means.
5. (Zoöl.) United into a common organized mass; — said of certain compound animals.
Corporation aggregate. (Law) See under Corporation.