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Meaning of combative

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  combative
      adj 1: 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" [syn: {contentious},
             {combative}, {disputatious}, {disputative}, {litigious}]
      2: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and
         agonistic approach" [syn: {agonistic}, {agonistical},
         {combative}]
      3: having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose
         young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious
         nature" [syn: {battleful}, {bellicose}, {combative}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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