🔤 Pugnacious (Adjective)

IPA: //pʌɡˈneɪʃəs//

✨ Use pugnacious when someone seems ready to throw verbal—or literal—punches at the drop of a hat.

🧠 Meaning

Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 His pugnacious attitude often got him into unnecessary trouble.

🔹 The pugnacious boxer never turned down a challenge.

📜 Word Origin

From Latin pugnax (“combative”), from pugnare (“to fight”).

💡 Did You Know?

Pugnacious doesn’t always mean violent—it can also describe a feisty, confrontational personality in debates or competition.

🏷️ Related Words

#combative #aggressive #quarrelsome #belligerent #antagonistic #feisty

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