combative

English

Etymology

combat +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/
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(US) IPA^(key): /kəmˈbæ.tɪv/, /ˈkɑm.bə.tɪv/
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Adjective

combative (comparative more combative, superlative most combative)

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
- 2021 October 12, Jamie Lyall, “Faroe Islands 0-1 Scotland”, in BBC Sport‎:
  Salvation arrived - as it so often has in this nerve-shredding campaign - through Dykes, the combative striker.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:combative

Translations

given to fighting

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: ваяўні́чы m (vajaŭníčy)
Bulgarian: воинствен (voinstven)
Catalan: combatiu (ca)
Danish: kamplysten, krigerisk (da)
Dutch: strijdbaar (nl), strijdlustig (nl)
Esperanto: batalema (eo)
Finnish: riidanhaluinen (fi), taistelunhaluinen, taistelutahtoinen
French: combatif (fr)
German: kampfeslustig (de), kampflustig, kämpferisch (de), streitlustig, streitsüchtig (de), streitbar (de), aggressiv (de)
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Japanese: 喧嘩っ早い (kenkappayai)
Latin: pugnāx
Polish: wojowniczy (pl)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: combativ (ro) m or n
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: combativo (es)
Swedish: stridslysten (sv)

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

combative

feminine singular of combatif

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