combative
adj/ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/UK/kəmˈbæ.tɪv/US
Etymology
From combat + -ive.
- derived from com-
- derived from *combattere✻
- derived from combatre
- borrowed from combat
Definitions
Given to fighting
Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
- Their combative conduct leads to many problems.
- Salvation arrived - as it so often has in this nerve-shredding campaign - through Dykes, the combative striker.
The neighborhood
- antonymcalm
- antonymconflict-free
- antonymdovish
- antonymnonaggressive
- antonymnonbellicose
- antonymnonbelligerent
- antonymnoncombative
- antonymnonmartial
- antonymnonmilitaristic
- antonymnonviolent
- antonympacific
- antonympassive
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at combative. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at combative. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at combative
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA