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    pugnacious
    /pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/

    adjective

    • 1. eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight: "his public statements became increasingly pugnacious"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPUGNACIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PUGNACIOUS definition: 1. wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully: 2…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pugnaciousPugnacious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PUGNACIOUS is having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent. How to use pugnacious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Pugnacious.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pugnaciousPUGNACIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. Synonyms: bellicose, contentious, argumentative. Antonyms: agreeable. pugnacious. / pʌɡˈneɪʃəs; pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ / adjective. readily disposed to fight; belligerent. Discover More. Derived Forms. pugnacity, noun. pugˈnaciously, adverb. Discover More. Other Words From.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pugnaciousPugnacious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    adjective. ready and able to resort to force or violence. “" pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville” synonyms: rough. aggressive. having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends. adjective. tough and callous by virtue of experience.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › pugnaciouspugnacious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of pugnacious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPUGNACIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. [formal] ...the pugnacious little Scouse striker who terrorised defences across the North West in a prolific playing career. Synonyms: aggressive, contentious, irritable, belligerent More Synonyms of pugnacious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pugnaciousPugnacious - definition of pugnacious by The Free Dictionary

    Define pugnacious. pugnacious synonyms, pugnacious pronunciation, pugnacious translation, English dictionary definition of pugnacious. adj. Combative in nature. See Synonyms at belligerent. pug·na′cious·ly adv. pug·na′cious·ness , pug·nac′i·ty n.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › pugnacious_adjpugnacious, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for pugnacious is from 1642, in the writing of Henry More, philosopher, poet, and theologian. pugnacious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pugnāci- , pugnāx , ‑ous suffix .

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › pugnaciousPugnacious Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    Britannica Dictionary definition of PUGNACIOUS. [more pugnacious; most pugnacious] formal. : showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue. There's one pugnacious member on the committee who won't agree to anything.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pugnaciouspugnacious | meaning of pugnacious in Longman Dictionary of ...

    pugnacious meaning, definition, what is pugnacious: very eager to argue or fight with people...: Learn more.