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单词 pugnacious
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pugnacious

[ puhg-ney-shuhs ]
/ pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs /
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adjective

inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.

Origin of pugnacious

1635–45; pugnaci(ty) (<Latin pugnācitās combativeness, equivalent to pugnāci-, stem of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil;see pugilism) + -tās-ty2) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR pugnacious

argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
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ANTONYMS FOR pugnacious

agreeable.
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Words nearby pugnacious

pugil stick, Pugin, Puglia, pugmark, pug mill, pugnacious, pug nose, pugree, Pugwash conferences, puha, puh-leeze
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British Dictionary definitions for pugnacious

pugnacious
/ (pʌɡˈneɪʃəs) /

adjective

readily disposed to fight; belligerent

Derived forms of pugnacious

pugnaciously, adverbpugnacity (pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ) or pugnaciousness, noun

Word Origin for pugnacious

C17: from Latin pugnāx
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