Pugnacious

ahd-5
  • adjective. Combative in nature. synonym: belligerent.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Disposed to fight; quarrelsome; given to fighting: as, a pugnacious fellow; a pugnacious disposition.
  • Synonyms Contentious.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent.
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  • adjective. tough and callous by virtue of experience
  • adjective. ready and able to resort to force or violence
    • Word Usage
    "Jeff, in your article today regarding this debate, you called her pugnacious, and it started with the very first question."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    peaceable  
    Equivalent
    aggressive  tough  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    rapacious  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    choleric  combative  contumacious  courageous  distrustful  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aggressive  antagonistic  battling  bellicose  bellicose  
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