| ADJECTIVE | all | combative, contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious | inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits |
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| all | combative, agonistic, agonistical | striving to overcome in argument | |
| all | combative, battleful, bellicose | having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
| Sounds | kaa.mbae'tih.v; kahmbae'tihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. | |
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| Synonyms | contentious, disputatious, disputative, litigious | |
| Broader | argumentative | given to or characterized by argument |
| Spanish | contencioso, discutidor, litigante, litigioso, polemista | |
| Catalan | litigant | |
| Meaning | striving to overcome in argument. | |
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| Synonyms | agonistic, agonistical | |
| Broader | competitive, competitory | Involving competition or competitiveness |
| Spanish | combativo, discutidor | |
| Nouns | combativeness | a militant / militant aggressiveness |
| Meaning | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. | |
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| Example | "a combative impulse" | |
| Synonyms | battleful, bellicose | |
| Broader | aggressive | Having or showing determination and energetic / energetic pursuit of your ends |
| Spanish | bélico, belicoso, combativo, pugnaz | |
| Catalan | bèl·lic, bel·licós, bregós, combatiu, pugnaç | |
| Nouns | combativeness | a militant / militant aggressiveness |
| Adverbs | combatively | in a bellicose contentious manner |
| Verbs | combat | battle or contend against in or as if in a battle |
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