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Definition of Combativeness
1. Noun. A militant aggressiveness.
Generic synonyms: Aggressiveness
Specialized synonyms: Scrappiness
Derivative terms: Combative, Combative, Militant, Militant
Definition of Combativeness
1. n. The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel.
Definition of Combativeness
1. Noun. the state of being combative ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Combativeness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Combativeness
Literary usage of Combativeness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Phrenological Journal and Miscellany (1839)
"Functions of combativeness and Destructiveness. — " On page 333 of your last
volume you have a paragraph on the functions of combativeness and ..."
2. A New System of Phrenology by John Shertzer Hittell (1857)
"combativeness. XIV. This organ—the " Dare-impulse," as I call ... combativeness
gives a disposition to venture, to be bold in action and in thought, ..."
3. Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources by John Ashton (1882)
"Challenges—The stakes—The combatants—Description of fights— General
combativeness—Boxing—Cudgel-playing—Pedestrianism— ..."
4. A System of Phrenology by George Combe (1842)
"... and possessed the momentary brilliancy imparted by Ideality, or the energy
derived from a large combativeness. But the mental action was never sustained ..."
5. The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic by William Evans Burton (1858)
"This fact convinces me that the organ of combativeness is not, as Gall has placed
it, behind the ear. The Bermudians are a very singular people. ..."
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