Meaning of combatative | Babel Free

Definitions

Uncommon form of combative.

form-of, proscribed, uncommon

Examples

“He frequented mostly the society of women; because he thought them more richly endowed by nature with pity and modesty, two pacific qualities which, he said, alone temper the combatative propensities of human beings.”

“Some are loquacious; some are argumentative and religious; some are lascivious; some are excessively foolish; some are brutal, beastly, ugly, quarrelsome, wicked, combatative, murderous. Others are simply stupid.”

“As this caterpillar is very readily dislodged, jarring the tree and killing the insect on the ground is a convenient combatative measure.”

“Angus Cameron, he knew, was one of those unfortunates who are born with a sure knowledge of their constituted rights and the combatative zeal to defend them at any cost.”

“When Tyr appears in a reading a competitive, not combatative character is suggested.”

“A combatative midfielder, his no-nonsense facial hair gives him the appearance of a gladiator looking for his next kill.”

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