Combative - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəmˈbætɪv|
Brit.
|ˈkɒmbətɪv|
adjective
- inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits (syn: contentious, disputatious, litigious)
- striving to overcome in argument (syn: agonistic)
- having or showing a ready disposition to fight (syn: bellicose)
- striving to overcome in argument (syn: agonistic)
- having or showing a ready disposition to fight (syn: bellicose)
a combative impulse
Extra examples
When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative.
...channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports...
Congress is in a combative mood.
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