unaggressive
adjective
un·ag·gres·sive ˌən-ə-ˈgre-siv 
: not aggressive : not given to fighting or assertiveness
a peaceful and unaggressive species
unaggressively adverb
unaggressiveness noun
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Meanwhile, dogs that lose fights or are seen as unaggressive are killed, oftentimes in heinous fashion, with many cases involving dogs being electrocuted, hung or beaten to death. —
Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive. —Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them. —Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023 Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage. —Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023 The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior. —Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021 Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins. —Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017 The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching. —Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025 Time flowed differently, and my vision felt soft and the world around me pure and unaggressive. —Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 The charismatic but typically unaggressive sea mammals were biting people who approached them. —Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2023 Multiple players wound up in first-half foul trouble because of slow legs and unaggressive coverage. —Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2023 The map displays 28 reported sightings over the past 30 days, and all displayed unaggressive behavior. —Brandi Addison, Dallas News, 1 Oct. 2021 Fruit forward and silky, with unaggressive tannins. —Connie Ogle, miamiherald, 24 Aug. 2017 The commercial value of their horns, combined with their relatively unaggressive nature, has left them susceptible to poaching. —Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 1 Mar. 2017
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