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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 | ||
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