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truculent

adj. defiantly aggressive; "a truculent speech against the new government"

soldierly, soldierlike, warriorlike, martial

adj. (of persons) befitting a warrior; "a military bearing"

opponent, opposing

adj. characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"

aggressive, belligerent

adj. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight; "aggressive acts against another country"; "a belligerent tone"

unfriendly, inimical

adj. not friendly; "an unfriendly act of aggression"; "an inimical critic"

knockdown-dragout, knock-down-and-drag-out

adj. extremely violent; "a knock-down-and-drag-out fight"

assertive, self-asserting, self-assertive, vigorous

adj. confidently aggressive; "too assertive as a salesman"; "his self-assertive and unflagging energy"

competitive, militant

adj. showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"

hard-hitting, high-pressure

adj. aggressively and persistently persuasive; "a hard-hitting advertising campaign"; "a high-pressure salesman"

hostile

adj. unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); "hostile takeover"; "hostile tender offer"; "hostile bid"

predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous

adj. living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey; "a predatory bird"; "the rapacious wolf"; "raptorial birds"; "ravening wolves"; "a vulturine taste for offal"

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