pugnacious English

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pugnacious

— adjective (= rough) ready and able to resort to force or violence pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance — Herman Melville they were rough and determined fighting men

— adjective (= hard-bitten) tough and callous by virtue of experience

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pugnacious English » English

quarrelsome

combative

belligerent

self-assertive

rough

militant

hard-boiled

hard-bitten

combatant

aggressive

warring

vixenish

termagant

hawkish

fierce

feisty

defiant

contentious

bellicose

battlesome

battleful

battailous

antipeace

antagonistic

agonistical

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Language and thought Communication Say Debate

Quarrel

• What words describe someone who quarrels often?
  quarrelsome contentious argumentative combative pugnacious faultfinding

Social behavior Law Justice

Act harshly

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  act harshly abrasive abrupt acrid acrimonious brute bully caustic cruel cruelty demanding exacting forceful grate grim hard harsh martial law pugnacious rigid rough severe sharp stern stiff stinging strict stringent tough unfavorable unfeeling ungentle violent