English adjective: pugnacious | |||
1. | pugnacious tough and callous by virtue of experience | ||
Synonyms | hard-bitten, hard-boiled | ||
Similar | tough | ||
Antonyms | tender | ||
2. | pugnacious ready and able to resort to force or violence | ||
Samples | Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance. They were rough and determined fighting men. | ||
Synonyms | rough | ||
Similar | aggressive | ||
Antonyms | nonaggressive, unaggressive | ||