Combative and Mean

Combative

Combative adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Mean and combative are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Combative".

Mean

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Combative and mean are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Combative" instead an adjective "Mean".

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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