Excessively Forceful Action Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • the capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required • any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
	27%	7		A word to describe an action that is excessively aggressive or forceful
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	23%	15		Excessively forceful or hostile in one's actions
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The Guardian Quick02 Apr 2002	Down 5
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