pugnacious

• Qualifie une personne ou un animal qui cherche ou commence facilement les disputes, les bagarres ou les confrontations, avec un tempérament combatif ou querelleur.

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.

   Qui aime se battre

   • 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.

   Synonymesaggressiveantagonisticbellicosebelligerentcombativecontentiousfeistyhostilemilitantquarrelsomescrappytruculent

   Antonymesamicableconciliatorynonaggressivepacificpeaceful