com|bat´ive|ness

com|bat´ive|ness
com|bat|ive «kuhm BAT ihv; KOM buh tihv, KUHM-», adjective.
ready to fight or oppose; fond of fighting: »

A good football team has a combative spirit.

SYNONYM(S): pugnacious.
com|bat´ive|ly, adverb.
com|bat´ive|ness, noun.

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  • com|bat´ive|ly — com|bat|ive «kuhm BAT ihv; KOM buh tihv, KUHM », adjective. ready to fight or oppose; fond of fighting: »A good football team has a combative spirit. SYNONYM(S): pugnacious. –com|bat´ive|ly, adverb. –com|bat´ive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|bat|ive — «kuhm BAT ihv; KOM buh tihv, KUHM », adjective. ready to fight or oppose; fond of fighting: »A good football team has a combative spirit. SYNONYM(S): pugnacious. –com|bat´ive|ly, adverb. –com|bat´ive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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  • combativeness — com·bat·ive·ness …   English syllables

  • combative — com•bat•ive [[t]kəmˈbæt ɪv[/t]] adj. ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious • Etymology: 1825–35 com•bat′ive•ly, adv. com•bat′ive•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Combativeness — Com bat*ive*ness, n. 1. The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel. [1913 Webster] 2. (Phren.) A cranial development supposed to indicate a combative disposition. [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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