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pugnaciously

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pug·na·cious  (pg-nshs)
adj.
Combative in nature; belligerent. See Synonyms at belligerent.
[From Latin pugnx, pugnc-, from pugnre, to fight, from pugnus, fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pug·nacious·ly adv.
pug·nacious·ness, pug·naci·ty (-ns-t) n.
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Adv.1.pugnaciously - in a pugnacious manner
Translations
pugnaciously [pʌgˈneɪʃəslɪ] ADV → con pugnacidad, agresivamente
pugnaciously
adv behave → kampf(es)lustig; (verbally) → streitsüchtig; say, remark → herausfordernd; support, defend → hartnäckig
pugnaciously [pʌgˈneɪʃəslɪ] adv → in modo battagliero
pugnaciously [pʌgˈneɪʃəslɪ] adv → in modo battagliero


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They moved their heads pugnaciously and kept their shoulders braced.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
Why, we valiantly and pugnaciously insist upon the verbal truth, that different natures ought to have different pursuits, but we never considered at all what was the meaning of sameness or difference of nature, or why we distinguished them when we assigned different pursuits to different natures and the same to the same natures.
The Republic by Plato View in context
Instantly, Sir Ernest's chin was shooting pugnaciously forward.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context
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