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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 means wanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully. Learn how to use this formal adjective with synonyms, related words, and translations.

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

    Pugnacious means having a quarrelsome or combative nature, or taking pleasure in personal combat. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and word history of pugnacious from the Latin verb pugnare (to fight).

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

    Pugnacious means always ready to quarrel or start a fight. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of this formal adjective with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. 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.

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

    Pugnacious means having a strong desire to argue or fight with other people. It is a formal word that can be replaced by bellicose. See pronunciation, example sentences and word origin.

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

    Pugnacious means ready or eager to fight or quarrel. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of this adjective, as well as related words and antonyms.