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- [puhg-ney-shuh s]
- /pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs/
- /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhg-ney-shuh s]
- /pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs/
Definitions of pugnacious word
- adjective pugnacious inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. 1
- adjective pugnacious belligerent, given to fighting 1
- adjective pugnacious Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. 0
- adjective pugnacious readily disposed to fight; belligerent 0
- adjective pugnacious eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative 0
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Origin of pugnacious
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; pugnaci(ty) (< Latin pugnācitās combativeness, equivalent to pugnāci-, stem of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism) + -tās -ty2) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Pugnacious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pugnacious popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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pugnacious usage trend in Literature
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adj pugnacious
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- anti — You can refer to people who are opposed to a particular activity or idea as antis.
- argumentative — Someone who is argumentative is always ready to disagree or start quarrelling with other people.
- assertory — characterized by or relating to declaration or affirmation
- at loggerheads — If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.
noun pugnacious
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- litigiousness — of or relating to litigation.
adjective pugnacious
- disputative — Tending to dispute.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
- jousting — a combat in which two knights on horseback attempted to unhorse each other with blunted lances.
- militarist — a person imbued with militarism.
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