combative

com·bat·ive (k

m-b

adj.

Eager or disposed to fight; belligerent. See Synonyms at argumentative.

com·bative·ly adv.

com·bative·ness n.

combative [ˈkɒmbətɪv ˈkʌm-]

adj

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

combatively adv

combativeness n

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Adj.	1.	combative - inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits; "a style described as abrasive and contentious"; "a disputatious lawyer"; "a litigious and acrimonious spirit" contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child"
	2.	combative - striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" agonistical, agonistic competitive, competitory - involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"
	3.	combative - having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" battleful, bellicose aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"

combative

adjective aggressive, militant, contentious, belligerent, antagonistic, pugnacious, warlike, carnivorous (informal), bellicose, truculent, quarrelsome Mrs Thatcher's combative oratorical style
pacific, peaceful, pacifist, peace-loving, nonviolent, peaceable, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent

Translations

combative [ˈkɒmbətɪv] ADJ → combativo

combative [ˈkɒmbətɪv] adj [person, style] → combatif/ive

combative

adj (= pugnacious) → kämpferisch; (= competitive) → aggressiv

combative [ˈkɒmbətɪv] adj → aggressivo/a

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agonistic agonistical Agonistically argumentative argumentatively battleful bellicose belligerent combatant competitive contentious disputatious Disputative litigious militance militancy militant militantly militaristic	Formerly she had felt that he regarded her with indifference and irony, and so had shrunk into herself as she did with others and had shown him only the combative side of her nature; but now he seemed to be trying to understand the most intimate places of her heart, and, mistrustfully at first but afterwards gratefully, she let him see the hidden, kindly sides of her character. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context Then, she was supported by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph. The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context The bravest, and the most combative and self- sacrificing of our comrades went into the Fighting Groups. The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context	combat search and rescue task force combat service support combat service support area combat service support element combat service support elements combat ship combat support combat support elements combat support troops combat surveillance combat surveillance radar combat survival combat trousers combat vehicle combat visual information support center combat zone combat-ready Combatable combatant combatant command combatant command (command authority) combatant command chaplain combatant commander Combater combating terrorism combative combatively combativeness Combattant Combbroach combe combed comber Combinable Combinate combination Combination by volume Combination by weight Combination car combination circuit combination firing circuit combination in restraint of trade combination influence mine combination lock combination mission/level of effort-oriented items combination plane combination room combination salad combination tone combinational combinations	Combatant Homeport Engineering Team Combatant ship Combatant Shipboard Integrated Communications System Combatant Status Review Tribunal Combatant Technical Issues Conference Combatants Combatants Combatants combated combated combated Combater combating combating combating Combating Childhood Communicable Diseases Combating Fraud Combating Nutrient Depletion Consortium Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act of 2010 Combating Paedophile Information Networks in Europe combating terrorism combating terrorism Combating Terrorism Fellowship Program Combating Terrorism Financing Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiative Fund Combating Terrorism Readiness Initiatives Fund Combating Terrorism Technology Support Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office Combating Terrorism Technology Task Force Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction combative Combative dualism Combative dualism Combative dualism Combative dualism Combative Oriental & Defendu Arts combatively combatively combativeness combativeness Combatives Combatives Combatives Defensive Tactics International combats combats combats COMBATSS COMBATT Combattant Combattants de la Vente Zoraï combatted combatted combatted combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, Il combatting combatting combatting Combattre pour le Socialisme Combbroach Combe Combe

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Formerly she had felt that he regarded her with indifference and irony, and so had shrunk into herself as she did with others and had shown him only the combative side of her nature; but now he seemed to be trying to understand the most intimate places of her heart, and, mistrustfully at first but afterwards gratefully, she let him see the hidden, kindly sides of her character.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

Then, she was supported by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph.

The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

The bravest, and the most combative and self- sacrificing of our comrades went into the Fighting Groups.

The Iron Heel by London, Jack View in context

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