noncombative

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ combative.

Adjective

noncombative (not comparable)

1. Not combative.
   • 2007 January 26, Robin Finn, “Distinguishing the Remarkable From the Merely Old”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     Not that the noncombative Mr. Tierney ascribes presidential powers to himself.

Derived terms

• noncombatively