COMBATIVE

• (adj.) having or showing a ready disposition to fight

  "bellicose young officers", "a combative impulse", "a contentious nature"

  synonyms : battleful , bellicose

  She was fed up of bellicose young officers. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) striving to overcome in argument

  "a dialectical and agonistic approach"

  synonyms : agonistic , agonistical

• (adj.) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

  "a style described as abrasive and contentious", "a disputatious lawyer", "a litigious and acrimonious spirit"

  synonyms : contentious , disputatious , disputative , litigious

  The writer had a a style described as abrasive and contentious. -added by naila_inlas

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