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单词 pugnacious
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pug•na•cious /pʌgˈneɪʃəs/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. too ready or eager to quarrel or fight; quarrelsome;
    belligerent;
    combative.
pug•na•cious•ly, adv. 
pug•nac•i•ty /pʌgˈnæsɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -pugn-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pug•na•cious  (pug nāshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome;
    belligerent;
    combative.
  • Latin pugnācitās combativeness, equivalent. to pugnāci-, stem of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism) + -tās -ty2) + -ous
  • pugnaci(ty) (1635–45
pug•nacious•ly, adv. 
pug•nac•i•ty  (pug nasi tē),USA pronunciation pug•nacious•ness, n. 
    argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
    agreeable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pugnacious /pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/ adj
  1. readily disposed to fight; belligerent
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pugnāx

pugˈnaciously adv pugnacity /pʌɡˈnæsɪtɪ/, pugˈnaciousness n
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