Combatative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Uncommon form of combative. form-of, proscribed, uncommon
"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."
Example
More 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."
Etymology
From combat + -ative. First attested in 1835.
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