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combativeness

[ US /kəmˈbætɪvnəs/ ]
[ UK /kˈɒmbətˌɪvnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. a militant aggressiveness

How To Use combativeness In A Sentence

  • The intruders' violent ends echo the combativeness with which Trebor dealt with the world around him.
  • They quickly developed a reputation for combativeness.
  • By taking away what the phrenologists call combativeness, we could doubtless stop prize-fight, but we might have a springless society. The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner
  • Age may have withered his speed, but his combativeness remains undimmed.
  • His customary combativeness in print hasn't mellowed much, mind you.
  • Given Scalia's temperament, conservatives may want to be careful arguing that assertiveness/combativeness automatically disqualifies Supreme Court nominees. Why I won't be stepping onto the High Court (Jack Bog's Blog)
  • His followers Johann Kaspar Spurzheim and George Combe divided the scalp into areas they labeled with traits such as combativeness, cautiousness, and form perception.
  • But, in the end, the combativeness that stood him in such good stead as a politician cost him the job he loves, leaving him both personally and professionally bereft.
  • Back in April, this kind of combativeness was new for Goldman. Financial Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha
  • The combativeness indicated by the form of the head was accentuated by the conspicuous jaw, the firm, thin-lipped mouth, and the closely cropped hair and beard, already fading into white; but there was nothing rough or rowdyish in his manner or appearance. A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
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