释义
[ puhg-ney -shuh s ] SHOW IPA
/ pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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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OTHER WORDS FROM pugnacious pug·na·cious·ly, adverb pug·nac·i·ty [puhg-nas -i-tee], /pʌgˈnæs ɪ ti/, pug·na·cious·ness, noun un·pug·na·cious, adjective un·pug·na·cious·ly, adverb un·pug·na·cious·ness, noun
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He is a pugnacious writer and speaker himself, well used to picking intellectual fights.
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And typically, the pugnacious New Jerseyan refuses to back away.
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He served as a pugnacious and dedicated leader of the opposition.
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But they are pugnacious to others of their kind, especially at the breeding season.
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The grasping home makes the pugnacious disturber of the public peace.
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The Roman Empire will never lose its pugnacious character while your sect exists.
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Either bargaining was more hotly carried on there, or spirits of a pugnacious tendency were congregated.
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That their birds are more quarrelsome and pugnacious than ours I think evident.
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British Dictionary definitions for pugnacious adjective readily disposed to fight; belligerent
Derived forms of pugnacious pugnaciously , adverb pugnacity (pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ ) or pugnaciousness , noun Word Origin for pugnacious C17: from Latin pugnāx
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