Pugnacious Definition

pŭg-nāshəs
adjective
Eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative.
Webster's New World
Combative in nature.
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Origin of Pugnacious

  • From Latin pugnāx pugnāc- from pugnāre to fight from pugnus fist peuk- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin, a form of pugnō (“I fight"), from pugnus (“fist"), from Proto-Indo-European roots.

    From Wiktionary

Pugnacious Sentence Examples

  • Squirrels are restless, courageous and pugnacious little animals.

  • It is exceedingly fierce and pugnacious, the males especially fighting with each other for possession of the females.

  • It is a clever, agile and powerful dog, extremely pugnacious in disposition.

  • This suggests that the resemblance to the pugnacious drongo may be beneficial in protecting the defenceless cuckoo from enemies.

  • Sudanese are very excitable and apt to get out of hand; unlike the fellahs they are not fond of drill, and are slow to acquire it; but their dash, pugnacious instincts and desire to close with an enemy, are valuable military qualities.

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