Meaning of pugnacious in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /pəɡˈneɪʃəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    pugnacious

    Definitions

    1. tough and callous by virtue of experience

    Synonyms

  2. 2. ready and able to resort to force or violence

    Examples

    • « pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance- Herman Melville »
    • « they were rough and determined fighting men »

    Synonyms

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  • « It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious he learned the habit from Nature. »
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