Main entry: battleful, bellicose, combative
Definition: having or showing a ready disposition to fight
Usage: bellicose young officers; a combative impulse; a contentious nature
Main entry: combative, agonistic, agonistical
Definition: striving to overcome in argument
Usage: a dialectical and agonistic approach
Main entry: disputatious, disputative, contentious, litigious, combative
Definition: inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
Usage: a style described as abrasive and contentious; a disputatious lawyer; a litigious and acrimonious spirit