pugnacious
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pug·na·cious
(pŭg-nā′shəs)adj.
Combative in nature. See Synonyms at belligerent.
[From Latin pugnāx, pugnāc-, from pugnāre, to fight, from pugnus, fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]
pug·na′cious·ly adv.
pug·na′cious·ness, pug·nac′i·ty (-năs′ĭ-tē) n.
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pugnacious
(pʌɡˈneɪʃəs)adj
readily disposed to fight; belligerent
[C17: from Latin pugnāx]
pugˈnaciously adv
pugnacity, pugˈnaciousness n
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pug•na•cious
(pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs)adj.
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
[1635–45; < Latin pugnāx, s. pugnāc-, adj. derivative of pugnāre to fight; see -acious]
pug•na′cious•ly, adv.
pug•nac′i•ty (-ˈnæs ɪ ti) pug•na′cious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | pugnacious - tough and callous by virtue of experience tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character" |
2. | pugnacious - ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers" |
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pugnacious
adjective aggressive, contentious, irritable, belligerent, combative, petulant, antagonistic, argumentative, bellicose, irascible, quarrelsome, hot-tempered, choleric, disputatious He was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to us.
quiet, calm, gentle, peaceful, conciliatory, pacific, placid, peace-loving, peaceable, placatory, irenic
quiet, calm, gentle, peaceful, conciliatory, pacific, placid, peace-loving, peaceable, placatory, irenic
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pugnacious
adjectiveHaving or showing an eagerness to fight:
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Translations
taistelunhaluinen
pugnax
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pugnacious
adj → kampfeslustig; (verbally) → streitsüchtig; expression, remark → herausfordernd; support, defence → hartnäckig; campaign → aggressiv
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pugnacious
[pʌgˈneɪʃəs] adj → bellicoso/a, battagliero/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995