PUGNACIOUS

pugnacious, rough

(adjective) ready and able to resort to force or violence; “pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance”- Herman Melville; “they were rough and determined fighting men”

pugnacious, hard-boiled, hard-bitten

(adjective) tough and callous by virtue of experience

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

pugnacious (comparative more pugnacious, superlative most pugnacious)

Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.

Synonyms

• See also combative

Source: Wiktionary

Pug*na"cious, a. Etym: [L. pugnax, -acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. Pugilism, Fist.]

Definition: Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. --Pug*na"cious*ly, adv.

– Pug*na"cious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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