COMBATIVE

battleful, bellicose, combative

(adjective) having or showing a ready disposition to fight; “bellicose young officers”; “a combative impulse”; “a contentious nature”

agonistic, agonistical, combative

(adjective) striving to overcome in argument; “a dialectical and agonistic approach”

contentious, combative, disputatious, disputative, litigious

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

combative (comparative more combative, superlative most combative)

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

Synonyms

• See also combative

Source: Wiktionary


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Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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