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English to English adjective
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Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits | | Example: a style described as abrasive and contentious
a disputatious lawyer
a litigious and acrimonious spirit
source: wordnet30
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striving to overcome in argument | | Example: a dialectical and agonistic approach
source: wordnet30
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having or showing a ready disposition to fight | | Example: bellicose young officers
a combative impulse
a contentious nature
source: wordnet30
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