单词 | pugnatory |
释义 | pugnatoryadj. rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fighter or fighting, used for fighting; (also) quarrelsome. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [adjective] > quarrelsome sakfulc1000 strifefula1382 litigiousc1384 barratous1430 tuilyier-like1444 mellyvousc1450 toilousc1450 debatous1483 debatefula1492 sturtinga1500 squaringc1530 striving1530 contentious1533 factious1533 quarrellous?1567 quarrelsome1576 bateful1582 mutinous1589 discordful1596 tuilyiesomec1598 brabbling1603 bangling1615 brangling1621 rixosous1623 pugnacious1642 stickling1642 pugnatory1656 litigiose1677 vitilitigious1683 fire-eating1811 wranglesome1817 vitilitigating1819 combativea1834 brawlsome1845 battlesome1877 fighty1888 scrappy1895 tasty1974 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pugnatory, of or belonging to a fighter. a1828 J. Bernard Retrospections of Stage (1830) II. 214 The convivial feeling being therefore changed to the pugnatory. 1828 R. Mason Gentleman's New Pocket Farrier (ed. 4) 177 (Appendix) [In horses] the cuspidate tusks or tushes are permanent... Each presents a slight curve, which follows the direction of all the canine or pugnatory teeth of other mammalia. 1931 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 23 Oct. 6/1 The pugnatory nations would agree to consult among themselves to determine the aggressor in the event of war. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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