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com·bat·ive
(kəm-băt′ĭv)adj.
Eager or disposed to fight. See Synonyms at belligerent.
com·bat′ive·ly adv.
com·bat′ive·ness n.
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combative
(ˈkɒmbətɪv; ˈkʌm-)adj
eager or ready to fight, argue, etc; aggressive
ˈcombatively adv
ˈcombativeness n
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com•bat•ive
(kəmˈbæt ɪv)adj.
ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious.
[1825–35]
com•bat′ive•ly, adv.
com•bat′ive•ness, 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" argumentative - given to or characterized by argument; "an argumentative discourse"; "argumentative to the point of being cantankerous"; "an intelligent but argumentative child" |
2. | ![]() competitive, competitory - involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position" | |
3. | ![]() 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" |
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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
pacific, peaceful, pacifist, peace-loving, nonviolent, peaceable, nonaggressive, nonbelligerent
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combative
adjective1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:
2. Inclined to act in a hostile way:
3. Given to arguing:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈkɒmbətɪv] adj [person, style] → combatif/iveCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[ˈkɒmbətɪv] adj → aggressivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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adj agresivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.