combative

com·bat·ive

 (kəm-băt′ĭv)

adj.

Eager or disposed to fight. See Synonyms at belligerent.

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com·bat′ive·ly adv.

com·bat′ive·ness n.

combative

(ˈkɒmbətɪv; ˈkʌm-)

adj

eager or ready to fight, argue, etc; aggressive

ˈcombatively adv

ˈcombativeness n

com•bat•ive

(kəmˈbæt ɪv)

adj.

ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious.

[1825–35]

com•bat′ive•ly, adv.

com•bat′ive•ness, n.

Thesaurus

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

combative

adjective

1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight:

bellicose, belligerent, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.

2. Inclined to act in a hostile way:

aggressive, belligerent, contentious, hostile, militant.

3. Given to arguing:

argumentative, contentious, disputatious, eristic, litigious, polemic, polemical, quarrelsome, scrappy.

Translations

combattivo

combative

[ˈkɒmbətɪv] ADJ → combativo

combative

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

combative

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

combative

[ˈkɒmbətɪv] adj → aggressivo/a

combative

adj agresivo