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 pugnacious pugnacious /pəgˈnæʃɪs/

adjective

  1. Ready and able to resort to force or violence  ( pugnacious , rough )
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
     Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
    pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
     They were rough and determined fighting men
    they were rough and determined fighting men
  2. Tough and callous by virtue of experience  ( hard-bitten , pugnacious , hard-boiled )
    tough and callous by virtue of experience