pugnaciousadjective
uk/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/us/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/formalwanting to start an argument or fight, or expressing an argument or opinion very forcefully:
I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
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Bad-tempered
- argumentative
- bad-tempered
- be hell on wheels idiom
- be like a bear with a sore head idiom
- be spoiling for a fight idiom
- bilious
- dyspeptic
- fractious
- get out of bed (on) the wrong side idiom
- grouchy
- grumpy
- have a short fuse idiom
- peppery
- petulant
- quarrelsome
- quick temper
- ratty
- surly
- truculent
- wear thin idiom
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pugnacity
noun [ U ] uk/pʌɡˈnæs.ə.ti/us/pʌɡˈnæs.ə.t̬i/also pugnaciousness, uk/-nəs/us