Pugnacious
adjective
Eager or quick to act in a way that might lead to a fight or argument.
He was a small man with a pugnacious attitude.
Often appears as...
- pugnacious attitude
- pugnacious stance
adjective
Eager or quick to act in a way that might lead to a fight or argument.
He was a small man with a pugnacious attitude.
Often appears as...
- pugnacious attitude
- pugnacious stance
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Connotations
Pugnacious often implies readiness to fight and suggests a combative or confrontational personality.
His pugnacious approach to debate made him unpopular with his peers.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Presence
'Pugnacious' is often used to describe someone with a forceful personality that stands out in a group.
The new team leader's pugnacious presence was felt immediately.
Pro Tip 3/3Provocative Behavior
The word can suggest behavior that provokes others into an argument or fight.
She displayed a pugnacious smirk that clearly irritated the others.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Connotations
Pugnacious often implies readiness to fight and suggests a combative or confrontational personality.
His pugnacious approach to debate made him unpopular with his peers.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Presence
'Pugnacious' is often used to describe someone with a forceful personality that stands out in a group.
The new team leader's pugnacious presence was felt immediately.
Pro Tip 3/3Provocative Behavior
The word can suggest behavior that provokes others into an argument or fight.
She displayed a pugnacious smirk that clearly irritated the others.
Pro Tip 1/3Conflict Connotations
Pugnacious often implies readiness to fight and suggests a combative or confrontational personality.
His pugnacious approach to debate made him unpopular with his peers.
Pro Tip 2/3Powerful Presence
'Pugnacious' is often used to describe someone with a forceful personality that stands out in a group.
The new team leader's pugnacious presence was felt immediately.
Pro Tip 3/3Provocative Behavior
The word can suggest behavior that provokes others into an argument or fight.
She displayed a pugnacious smirk that clearly irritated the others.
Compare with
aggressivebellicosebelligerentcombativeconfrontationalcontentiousmilitantquarrelsometruculent
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Camera Crew in the Wild...
for the first time in over two decades these little-known pugnacious animals and their epic migration can be seen once again
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Violent Elephant Seal...
but for most males being big and pugnacious is the only way on a beach in California bull elephant seals are
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Quote examples
Christopher Morley
American Author
It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious; he learned the habit from Nature.
Quote examples
Louis Theroux
British Director
I'm not pugnacious or argumentative. I'd probably feel fear going into a pub in the Outback.
Quote examples
Christopher Morley
American Author
It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious; he learned the habit from Nature.
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Louis Theroux
British Director
I'm not pugnacious or argumentative. I'd probably feel fear going into a pub in the Outback.
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