combative

com·bat·ive

C0498900 (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-) adjeager 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, litigiousargumentative - 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, agonisticcompetitive, 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, bellicoseaggressive - 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

adjective1. 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