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- Dictionarycom·bat·ive/kəmˈbadiv/
adjective
- 1. ready or eager to fight; pugnacious: "he made some enemies with his combative style"
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The meaning of COMBATIVE is marked by eagerness to fight or contend. How to use combative in a sentence.
combative. adjective. formal uk / ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv / us / ˈkɑːm.bə.t̬ɪv / Add to word list. eager to fight or argue: The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing the opposition of gross incompetence. Synonym. bellicose formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Violent or aggressive. abusively. aggressively. aggressiveness.
Combative definition: ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious. See examples of COMBATIVE used in a sentence.
adjective. having or showing a ready disposition to fight. “a combative impulse”. synonyms: battleful, bellicose. aggressive. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends. adjective. inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits.
A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue. He conducted the meeting in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes.
eager to fight or argue: The councilman was in a combative mood, twice accusing the mayor of gross incompetence. Synonym. bellicose formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Violent or aggressive. abusively. aggressive. aggressively.
1. Having or showing an eagerness to fight: bellicose, belligerent, contentious, hostile, militant, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.
Definition of combative adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue. He conducted the meeting yesterday in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes.
combative meaning, definition, what is combative: ready and willing to fight or argue: Learn more.
