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combativeness
noun as in belligerence
Strongest match
Strong matches
Weak match
Example Sentences
And about Hillary Clinton's combativeness, nobody has ever had any doubts.
In this mood, Democrats may care a lot more about toughness and combativeness than about minute gradations of progressiveness.
Bassett's jaw was square and firm—power was manifest there, unmistakably, and his bristling mustache suggested combativeness.
Then the priest realized that she meant fight, and all his combativeness leapt, as it were, to meet hers.
But it was necessary to comprehend the exact sense of words: what we call combativeness implies contempt for death.
The combativeness of Peter was mingled in a remarkable manner with prudence.
Grif was stronger now, and having relapsed into vagrancy, felt himself at liberty to indulge his organ of combativeness.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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