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Combative

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Adjective

1. combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

Example Sentences:
'a style described as abrasive and contentious'
'a disputatious lawyer'
'a litigious and acrimonious spirit'

2. agonistic, agonistical, combative

striving to overcome in argument

Example Sentences:
'a dialectical and agonistic approach'

3. battleful, bellicose, combative

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

Example Sentences:
'bellicose young officers'
'a combative impulse'
'a contentious nature'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Combative

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adjective
eager or ready to fight, argue, etc; aggressive

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Combative

see synonyms of combative
adjective
fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious

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Combative

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adj.
Eager or disposed to fight. See Synonyms at belligerent.

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