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combative
adjective
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight
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adjective
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight
“Bellicose young officers”
adjective
Striving to overcome in argument
“A dialectical and agonistic approach”
adjective
Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
“A style described as abrasive and contentious”
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Bellicose young officers
A combative impulse
A dialectical and agonistic approach
A style described as abrasive and contentious
A disputatious lawyer
A litigious and acrimonious spirit
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