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noncombative

adjective
non·​com·​bat·​ive | \ ËŒnän-kÉ™m-ˈba-tiv How to pronounce noncombative (audio) \

Definition of noncombative

: not combative: such as
a : not eager to fight or argue Bolten's low-key, noncombative style has made his task a bit easier, especially when it came to asking the sometimes volatile Rove to surrender some of his power.— Richard Wolffe et al., Newsweek, 1 May 2006
b : not involving combat and especially military combat He notes that his troops are now carrying out noncombative missions in 105 countries, without incident.— Lee Smith, Fortune, 19 Sept. 1994

First Known Use of noncombative

1833, in the meaning defined above

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