combative Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
    disputatious; contentious; litigious; disputative.
    • a style described as abrasive and contentious
    • a disputatious lawyer
    • a litigious and acrimonious spirit
  2. adjective satellite striving to overcome in argument
    agonistic; agonistical.
    • a dialectical and agonistic approach
  3. adjective satellite having or showing a ready disposition to fight
    battleful; bellicose.
    • bellicose young officers
    • a combative impulse
    • a contentious nature

WordNet


Com"bat*ive
Definitions
  1. a. Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

Webster 1913