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Adjective
/ˈkämˌbativ/,
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Ready or eager to fight; pugnacious,
  1. Ready or eager to fight; pugnacious
    • - he made some enemies with his combative style
  1. contentious: 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"
  2. agonistic: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
  3. battleful: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature"
  4. (combatively) in a bellicose contentious manner; "`Don't trespass onto my property,' the neighbor shouted combatively"
  5. (combativeness) a militant aggressiveness
  6. Combatives is a United States Army term for hand-to-hand combat technique. It encompasses various hybrid martial arts that incorporate fighting techniques from conventional martial arts and combat sports. ...
  7. (Combativity) In psychology, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression (also called combativeness) refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause pain or harm. ...
  8. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious
  9. (Combativeness) Can be good if sufficiently socialised