Adjective
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having or showing a ready disposition to fight
"bellicose young officers"
"a combative impulse"
"a contentious nature"
- battleful -
striving to overcome in argument
"a dialectical and agonistic approach"
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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"