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Combative
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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.
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Combative
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