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combative, a.|ˈkɒm-, ˈkʌmbətɪv| [f. combat v. + -ive.] Disposed or given to combat, fond of fighting, pugnacious.
a1834Lamb Let. to Wordsw. (L.), His fine combative manner. 1877Kinglake Crimea (ed. 6) V. i. 115 The combative impulses. 1882J. H. Blunt Ref. Ch. Eng. II. 304 Ridley, combative to the last, wished to reply. |