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BNC: 19691 COCA: 16246

combative

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combative /kəmˈbætɪv/ Brit /ˈkɒmbətɪv/ adjective
combative
/kəmˈbætɪv/ Brit /ˈkɒmbətɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of COMBATIVE
[more combative; most combative]
: having or showing a willingness to fight or argue好战的;好斗的;好争论的

— combativeness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 19691 COCA: 16246

combative

adjective

com·​bat·​ive kəm-ˈba-tiv How to pronounce combative (audio)
: marked by eagerness to fight or contend
combatively adverb
combativeness noun

Example Sentences

When the police tried to arrest him, he became combative. channeling his naturally combative impulses into sports
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Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of combative was in 1826
BNC: 19691 COCA: 16246

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