English Explanatory Dictionary

pugnacious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.

Pronunciation

/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pugnacious.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-pugnacious.wav

Word forms

pugnacious more pugnacious most pugnacious

Etymology

From the stem of Latin pugnāx + -ous, from pugnō (“to fight”), from pugnus (“fist”). By surface analysis, Latin pugn- + -acious.

Related words

impugn poniard pugilism pugnacity repugn repugnant

Derived words

pugnaciously pugnaciousness unpugnacious
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