a. | 1. | Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. |
Adj. | 1. | combative - striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" Synonyms: agonistical, agonistic |
2. | combative - having or showing a ready disposition to fight; "bellicose young officers"; "a combative impulse"; "a contentious nature" |