combative
adjective
ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious.
combativity
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a word derived from
combative.
Example Sentences
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That combativity is precisely why the league’s panel was so fastidious in building the case against City.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
And the Dutchman revealed afterwards that he had embarked on the two-man expedition because team-mate Rickaert had a dream that he has now achieved after winning the day's combativity award.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2025
He added a second daily combativity award to his prize from Tuesday.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2020
Renowned for his combativity, he has previously worn the maillot jaune and won three Tour de France stages.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2015
Nor is it only in play that the connection between love and combativity may still be traced.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Havelock Ellis
