combative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɑm.bə.tɪv/ (US)
- /kəmˈbæ.tɪv/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /kɒmˈbæ.tɪv/ (UK, uncommon)
Etymology
Etymology tree Vulgar Latin combatto Old French combatre French combattredeverb. French combatbor. English combat Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English combative From combat + -ive.
Meanings
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Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
He finds, not “demigods” but “a combative group of exhausted, drunken, broken, petty, partisan, scheming, squabbling, bloviating, sensory-deprived, underoxygenated, fed-up, talked-out, overheated delegates so distraught they threatened violence, secession.
2013, The Ultimate Daily Show and Philosophy:Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
Salvation arrived - as it so often has in this nerve-shredding campaign - through Dykes, the combative striker.
2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more combative | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most combative | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
noncombative · nonaggressive · dovish · nonbelligerent · unmilitaristic · conflict-free · peaceful · nonmartial · nonbellicose · nonviolent · unaggressive · unwarlike · unbelligerent · pacific · nonmilitaristic · calm · unbellicose · uncombative · unjingoistic · passive
Deriveds
uncombative · combativeness · combatively · noncombative · combativity
Hypernyms
hostile · passionate · enthusiastic
Hyponyms
bloodthirsty · hawkish · jingoistic
Relateds
Synonyms
combative · militaristic · bellicose · assaultive · belligerent · martial · antagonistic · aggressive · truculent · warlike · pugnacious · quarrelsome · philopolemic · philopolemical
Translations (32)
de streitsüchtig (given to fighting) · fi riidanhaluinen (given to fighting) · de kampflustig (given to fighting) · de streitbar (given to fighting) · ja 喧嘩っ早い (given to fighting) · nl strijdlustig (given to fighting) · fi taistelunhaluinen (given to fighting) · es combativo (given to fighting) · la pugnāx (given to fighting) · ga trodach (given to fighting) · bg воинствен (given to fighting) · pt combativo (given to fighting) · nl strijdbaar (given to fighting) · da krigerisk (given to fighting) · fr combatif (given to fighting) · ru вои́нственный (given to fighting) · eo batalema (given to fighting) · de kämpferisch (given to fighting) · da kamplysten (given to fighting) · de aggressiv (given to fighting) · ru драчли́вый (given to fighting) · pl wojowniczy (given to fighting) · ro combativ (given to fighting) · fi taistelutahtoinen (given to fighting) · de streitlustig (given to fighting) · ru боево́й (given to fighting) · it combattivo (given to fighting) · de kampfeslustig (given to fighting) · be ваяўні́чы (given to fighting) · ru агресси́вный (given to fighting) · ca combatiu (given to fighting) · sv stridslysten (given to fighting)