Pugnacious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Combative in nature; belligerent. See Synonyms at belligerent.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Disposed to fight; quarrelsome; given to fighting: as, a pugnacious fellow; a pugnacious disposition.
  • Synonyms Contentious.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. tough and callous by virtue of experience
  • adj. ready and able to resort to force or violence
    • Equivalent
    tough    aggressive   
    Antonym
    peaceable   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    quarrelsome    fighting    combative    militant    bellicose   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    rapacious   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    quarrelsome    quick-tempered    combative    hot-tempered    excitable   
     
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