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pugnacious
pug·na·cious P0651400 (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.pugnacious (pʌɡˈneɪʃəs) adjreadily disposed to fight; belligerent[C17: from Latin pugnāx] pugˈnaciously adv pugnacity, pugˈnaciousness npug•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. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | pugnacious - tough and callous by virtue of experiencehard-bitten, hard-boiledtough - 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"roughaggressive - 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" |
pugnaciousadjective 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, irenicpugnaciousadjectiveHaving or showing an eagerness to fight:bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, hostile, militant, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent, warlike.Translations
pugnacious
Synonyms for pugnaciousadj aggressiveSynonyms- aggressive
- contentious
- irritable
- belligerent
- combative
- petulant
- antagonistic
- argumentative
- bellicose
- irascible
- quarrelsome
- hot-tempered
- choleric
- disputatious
Antonyms- quiet
- calm
- gentle
- peaceful
- conciliatory
- pacific
- placid
- peace-loving
- peaceable
- placatory
- irenic
Synonyms for pugnaciousadj having or showing an eagerness to fightSynonyms- bellicose
- belligerent
- combative
- contentious
- hostile
- militant
- quarrelsome
- scrappy
- truculent
- warlike
Synonyms for pugnaciousadj tough and callous by virtue of experienceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj ready and able to resort to force or violenceSynonymsRelated Words |