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

    When two candidates face off in a debate during a close election, one or the other might be pugnacious. He looks to pick a fight with his opponent and is willing to say almost anything, no matter how outrageous, to make his opponent look bad.

  5. 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.

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

    Pugnacious definition: inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. . See examples of PUGNACIOUS used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpugnacious 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.

  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.

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

    The earliest known use of the adjective pugnacious is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pugnacious is from 1642, in the writing of Henry More, philosopher, poet, and theologian.

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

    PUGNACIOUS meaning: showing a readiness or desire to fight or argue.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pugnaciousPugnacious Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    adjective. Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative. Webster's New World. Combative in nature. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: rough. hard-bitten. hard-boiled. warlike. truculent. quarrelsome. rebellious. militant. defiant. bellicose. antagonistic. contentious. combative. cantankerous. belligerent. Antonyms: easy-going.