Pugnacious - English meaning

adjective

Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

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He's very uncooperative and aggressive

Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

adjective

Using strong, forceful methods esp. to sell or persuade

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The company mounted an aggressive marketing campaign., you have to be aggressive if you want to suc…

adjective

Showing or feeling active opposition or hostility towards someone or something.

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An antagonistic group of bystanders

adjective

Given to arguing.

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An argumentative child

adjective

Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

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A mood of bellicose jingoism

adjective

Hostile and aggressive.

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The mood at the meeting was belligerent

noun

A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by international law.

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Ships and goods captured at sea by a belligerent

adjective

Eager to fight or argue

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She was so belligerent that i gave up trying to explain.

adjective

Ready or eager to fight or argue.

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He made some enemies with his combative style

adjective

Eager to fight or argue

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The prime minister was in a combative mood, twice accusing the opposition of gross incompetence.

adjective

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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A contentious issue

adjective

Causing or likely to cause disagreement

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A contentious subject

adjective

Showing defiance.

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A defiant gesture

adjective

Fond of having heated arguments.

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It's a congenial hang-out for disputatious academics

adjective

Liking to argue and disagree, or arguing and disagreeing a lot

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Disputatious and difficult, he was not much missed when he resigned his post., the disputatious sty…

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

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The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

adjective

Flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire

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A fiery explosion, the fiery rays of the sun, fig. fiery (= spicy hot) chili, he’s known for his fi…

adjective

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

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A hostile audience

adjective

Characterized by enmity or ill will

adjective

Showing strong dislike; unfriendly

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Her parents were openly hostile to me., the nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in ame…

adjective

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered.

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An irascible and difficult man

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Quickly aroused to anger

adjective

(of a person) easily made angry

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A cranky, irascible artist

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Given to or characterized by quarrelling.

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A moody, quarrelsome man

adjective

A quarrelsome person repeatedly argues with other people.

adjective

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.

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Her mother had received a threatening letter

verb

State one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

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How dare you threaten me?

adjective

Expressing the possibility that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen

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Threatening skies meant a storm was coming., she received several threatening phone calls after her…

adjective

Eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

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The truculent attitude of farmers to cheaper imports

adjective

Having a bad state of mind, or behaving in a threatening manner

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He was a truculent bully.

adjective

Disposed towards or threatening war; hostile.

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A warlike clan

adjective

Suited to or liking war, or threatening, as if going to fight

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A warlike mood, a warlike speech