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Ag*gress", n. [L. aggressus.] Aggression. [Obs.]

Their military aggresses on others. Sir M. Hale.

Ag*gres"sion (&?;), n. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredi: cf. F. agression.] The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression. "Aggressions of power." Hallam

Syn. -- Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.

Ag*gres"sive (&?;), a. [Cf. F. agressif.] Tending or disposed to aggress; characterized by aggression; making assaults; unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person, nation. -- Ag*gres"sive*ly, adv. -- Ag*gres"sive*ness, n.

No aggressive movement was made. Macaulay.

Ag*gres"sor (&?;), n. [L.: cf. F. agresseur.] The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.

The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned to the tameness of the sufferer. Ames.

Ag*griev"ance (&?;), n. [OF. agrevance, fr. agrever. See Aggrieve.] Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance. [Archaic]

Ag*grieve" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrieved (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrieving (&?;).] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) + grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr. gravis heavy. See Grieve, and cf. Aggravate.] To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly used in the passive TO be aggrieved.

Aggrieved by oppression and extortion. Macaulay.

Ag*grieve", v. i. To grieve; to lament. [Obs.]

Ag*group" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrouped (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrouping.] [F. agrouper; à (L. ad) + groupe group. See Group..] To bring together in a group; to group. Dryden.

Ag*group"ment (&?;), n. Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.

||Ag"gry, ||Ag"gri (&?;), a. Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient manufacture; as, aggry beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee in Africa.

A*ghast" (&?;), v. t. See Agast, v. t. [Obs.]

A*ghast" (&?;), a. & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. - (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + g&?;stan to terrify, torment: cf. Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast, cling. See Gaze, Hesitate.] Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed, Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread. Dryden.

The commissioners read and stood aghast. Macaulay.

Ag"i*ble (&?;), a. [Cf. LL. agibilis, fr. L. agere to move, do.] Possible to be done; practicable. [Obs.] "Fit for agible things." Sir A. Sherley.

Ag"ile (&?;), a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See Agent.] Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.

Shaking it with agile hand. Cowper.

Syn. -- Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.

Ag"ile*ly, adv. In an agile manner; nimbly.

Ag"ile*ness, n. Agility; nimbleness. [R.]

A*gil"i*ty (&?;), n. [F. agilié, L. agilitas, fr. agilis.] 1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body.

They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon.

Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.