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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Combative \Com"bat*ive\ (? or ?), a.
   Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Combative:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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