Noun
The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or to quarrel.
A cranial development supposed to indicate a combative disposition.
Source: Webster's dictionaryConsciously giving up the last word is a secret prayer because the you that wants the last word isn't really you at all...it's that dark spirit of one-upmanship, that dark spirit of combativeness. Guy Finley
A benzodiazepine such as diazepam or lorazepam can be used to control combativeness, agitation, muscular overactivity, and seizures. Source: Internet
This submissive and effeminate Margo is contrasted with the theatricality, combativeness, and egotism of the earlier career woman Margo, and the film's two homosexual characters. Source: Internet
Linge, p. 18. Robinson received a two-year suspended sentence, but the incident—along with other rumored run-ins between Robinson and police—gave Robinson a reputation for combativeness in the face of racial antagonism. Source: Internet
Kirchner also says that women of her generation, who came of age in the 1970s during the military dictatorships in Argentina, owe a debt to Evita for offering an example of passion and combativeness. Source: Internet
When he reaches his prime, his xue-qi is not easily subdued, so he guards himself against combativeness. Source: Internet