Meaning of pugnacious in English

1. Pronunciation

   /pəɡˈneɪʃəs/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   pugnacious

   Definitions

   1. tough and callous by virtue of experience

   Synonyms

   • tough
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

   • aggressive