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pugnacious

/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/

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adjective

/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/C2formal
  • ruОписывает человека или животное, которое стремится или быстро начинает спорить, драться или провоцировать конфликты.

Describes a person or animal that is eager or quick to argue, fight, or start conflicts.

  1. C1formal

    Having a quarrelsome or combative nature; ready and eager to fight or argue.

    ruДрачливый

    • The pugnacious politician constantly attacked his opponents during the debate.
    • Her pugnacious attitude made it difficult to have a calm discussion.
    • The dog was so pugnacious that it had to be kept away from other animals.

    Synonymsaggressiveantagonisticbellicosebelligerentcombativecontentiousfeistyhostilemilitantquarrelsomescrappytruculent

    Antonymsamicableconciliatorynonaggressivepacificpeaceful

Forms
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  • most pugnacious superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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