Pugnacious
adjectivepəɡ'neɪʃəs
Adjective
ready and able to resort to force or violence
“pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance”
Similar:Roughtough and callous by virtue of experience
Similar:Hard-bittenHard-boiled
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Similar Words
- Rough
- Hard-bitten
- Hard-boiled
- Aggressive
- Tough
- Pugnacity