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com·bat·ive
 combative
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- pronunciation:
- k
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bae
tihv
[or]
kam
b
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
eager or ready to fight.
The two teams were combative opponents.On another day, she may have accepted this without a fight, but today she was in a combative mood.- antonyms:
- conciliatory, pacific, subdued
- similar words:
- belligerent, truculent
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| related words: |
aggressive, argumentative, belligerent, competitive, hostile, martial, militant, military, quarrelsome, turbulent |
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| derivations: |
combatively (adv.), combativeness (n.) |
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