单词 | pugnacious |
释义 | pugnacious —pugnaciously, adv. —pugnacity /pug nas"i tee/, pugnaciousness, n. /pug nay"sheuhs/, adj. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. [1635-45; pugnaci(ty) ( < L pugnacitas combativeness, equiv. to pugnaci-, s. of pugnax combative (akin to pugil; see PUGILISM) + -tas -TY2) + -OUS] Syn. argumentative, contentious, bellicose. Ant. agreeable. |
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