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pugnacious
pugnacious
/pəgˈnæʃɪs/
adjective
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
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
(
hard-bitten
,
pugnacious
,
hard-boiled
)
tough and callous by virtue of experience
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