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noncombative

noncombative adjective: not combative.

Adjective

noncombative (not comparable)

  1. Not combative.
    • Not that the noncombative Mr. Tierney ascribes presidential powers to himself.2007 January 26, Robin Finn, “Distinguishing the Remarkable From the Merely Old”, in New York Times

Origin of noncombative

From non- + combative.

Words formed from noncombative

Questions about noncombative

What does noncombative mean?
Noncombative means not combative.
What part of speech is noncombative?
Noncombative is an adjective.

Words near noncombative in the dictionary

  1. noncolumnar
  2. noncom
  3. noncombat
  4. noncombatant
  5. noncombatants
  6. noncombative
  7. noncombatively
  8. noncombination
  9. noncombinative
  10. noncombinatorial
  11. noncombined

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