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View usage for: (pʌgneɪʃəs) adjectiveSomeone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. [formal] ...the pugnacious little Scouse striker who terrorised defences across the NorthWest in a prolific playing career. Synonyms: aggressive, contentious, irritable, belligerent More Synonyms of pugnacious pugnacious in British English (pʌɡˈneɪʃəs) adjectivereadily disposed to fight; belligerent Derived forms pugnaciously (pugˈnaciously) adverb pugnacity (pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ) or pugnaciousness (pugˈnaciousness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin pugnāxpugnacious in American English (pʌgˈneɪʃəs) adjective eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative SIMILAR WORDS: belˈligerent Derived forms pugnaciously (pugˈnaciously) adverb pugnacity (pugˈnacity) (pʌgˈnæsəti) noun or pugˈnaciousness Word origin < L pugnax, combative < pugnare, to fight (< IE base * peuĝ-, to punch > Gr pygmē, fist, L pungere, to pierce) + -ous Examples of 'pugnacious' in a sentencepugnacious Definition ready and eager to fight He was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to us. Synonyms petulant antagonistic hot-tempered disputatious aggro (Australian, New Zealand) aggers (Australian, slang) biffo (Australian, slang) Opposites quiet , calm , gentle , peaceful , conciliatory , pacific , placid , peace-loving , peaceable , placatory , irenic Additional synonymsDefinition likely to argue You're in an argumentative mood today! Synonyms quarrelsome, contrary, contentious, belligerent, combative, opinionated, litigious, disputatiousDefinition warlike bellicose statements threatening tough action Synonyms aggressive, offensive, hostile, destructive, defiant, provocative, belligerent, combative, antagonistic, pugnacious, hawkish, warlike, quarrelsome, militaristic, sabre-rattling, jingoistic, warmongering, aggers (Australian, slang) Definition marked by readiness to fight He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago. Synonyms aggressive, hostile, contentious, combative, unfriendly, antagonistic, pugnacious, argumentative, bellicose, quarrelsome, aggro (Australian, New Zealand), aggers (Australian, slang), biffo (Australian, slang), litigiousNearby words ofpugnacious - puffy
- pugilism
- pugilist
- pugnacious
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- pukka
- pull
Additional synonymsDefinition bad-tempered He plays a choleric old schoolmaster. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, angry, irritable, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, quick-tempered, chippy (informal) Lockhart was famed for his combative style and scathing wit. Synonyms aggressive, militant, contentious, belligerent, antagonistic, pugnacious, warlike, carnivorous (informal), bellicose, truculent, quarrelsome, aggers (Australian, slang) Definition tending to quarrel He was a sociable if rather contentious man. Synonyms argumentative, wrangling, perverse, bickering, combative, pugnacious, quarrelsome, litigious, querulous, cavilling, disputatious, factious, captiousSynonyms argumentative, contentious, pugnacious, polemical, cantankerous, quarrelsome, litigious, cavilling, captious, dissentious Definition easily angered He had an irascible temper. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, crabbed, touchy, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, narky (British, slang) Definition easily annoyed or angered He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, snappy, hot, tense, crabbed, fiery, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety (informal), oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour Definition inclined to quarrel or disagree a quarrelsome young man Synonyms argumentative, belligerent, pugnacious, cross, contentious, irritable, combative, fractious, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, litigious, querulous, peevish, choleric, disputatious, arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand), cat-and-dog (informal) |