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passive-aggressivist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A passive-aggressive person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

Examples

  • 2000, "Running Mates", season 2, episode 10 of Family Guy Lois Griffin, daughter of shipping industrialist Carter Pewterschmidt and passive-aggressivist Barbara Pewterschmidt.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From passive-aggressive + -ist.