agonistic vs combative

agonistic

adj
  • Argumentative; combative. 

  • Characterised by conflict or hostility. 

  • Pertaining to an agonist. 

  • Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived. 

  • Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic. 

combative

adj
  • Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. 

How often have the words agonistic and combative occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )