 pugnacious |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] tough and callous by virtue of experience | |
| Synonyms: | hard-boiled hard-bitten | |
| Related terms: | tough | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] tough and callous by virtue of experience | |
| Synonyms: | hard-boiled hard-bitten | |
| Related terms: | tough | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] ready and able to resort to force or violence | |
| Synonyms: | rough | |
| Examples: | "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville "they were rough and determined fighting men" |
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| Related terms: | aggressive | |
| Similar spelling: |
pugnaciously pugnacity |
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