combative
adjective/ˈkɒmbətɪv/
/kəmˈbætɪv/
- ready and willing to fight or argue
- in a combative mood/spirit
- The lawyers were in a combative mood, fiercely determined to put forward their case.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
combative