Are we playing pedantics with words here as that seemed to be the case in Odie's thread. Aggessive, Defensive, who is the best wordsmith in the use of that word ?
No, in the pure sense, they are not aggressive. They don't sit there of an evening, feel a little bored and choose to go out and pick a fight.
They are defensive. They go about their business, seek their mice, ignore you if they don't see you as a threat and actively defend themselves if they do.
aggressive
1.characterized by or tending toward unprovoked offensives, attacks, invasions, or the like; militantly forward or menacing:
aggressive acts against a neighboring country. defensive
1.serving to defend; protective: defensive armament.
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