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| aggressive | Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight. Aggressive acts against another country. |
| antagonistic | Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other’s effect. His antagonistic brusqueness. |
| argumentative | Using or characterized by systematic reasoning. An argumentative child. |
| barbaric | Uncivilized and uncultured. Drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric. |
| bellicose | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. A mood of bellicose jingoism. |
| belligerent | Engaged in war. The mood at the meeting was belligerent. |
| combatant | Engaging in or ready for combat. In the long Russo Swedish conflict both combatants endured terrible sacrifices. |
| combative | Having or showing a ready disposition to fight. He made some enemies with his combative style. |
| competitive | Involving competition or competitiveness. Highly competitive sales representative. |
| contentious | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. A central and contentious element of the book. |
| crossfire | Fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross. A photographer was killed in crossfire. |
| disputatious | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. It s a congenial hang out for disputatious academics. |
| divisive | Tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. The highly divisive issue of abortion. |
| expansionist | A follower or advocate of a policy of territorial or economic expansion. He was an aggressive expansionist. |
| factious | Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. A factious country. |
| fiercely | In a powerful and destructive manner. Campaigners have fiercely opposed the proposals. |
| hostile | Of or belonging to a military enemy. A hostile remark. |
| hostility | A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. He could not conceal his hostility. |
| intimidating | Having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. Public speaking is an intimidating experience. |
| litigious | Inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits. A litigious and acrimonious spirit. |
| menacing | Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening. His tone became menacing. |
| militant | A militant reformer. Militant in fighting for better wages for workers. |
| offense | An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. |
| pugnacious | Ready and able to resort to force or violence- Herman Melville. Pugnacious spirits lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance. |
| quarrelsome | Given to quarreling. Quarrelsome when drinking. |
| repel | Be repellent to cause aversion in. Like poles repel and unlike poles attract. |
| scrappy | Determined, argumentative, or pugnacious. Scrappy lecture notes piled up unread. |
| truculent | Defiantly aggressive. A truculent speech against the new government. |
| warlike | Disposed to warfare or hard-line policies. Warlike policies. |
| warring | Engaged in war. Belligerent or warring nations. |
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