pugnacious
31pugnacious — adj. quarrelsome; disposed to fight. Derivatives: pugnaciously adv. pugnaciousness n. pugnacity n. Etymology: L pugnax acis f. pugnare fight f. pugnus fist …
32bellicose combative pugnacious scrappy truculent — Aggressive Ag*gres sive, a. [Cf. F. agressif.] 1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others needs or desires; characterized by… …
33Pugnaciously — Pugnacious Pug*na cious, a. [L. pugnax, acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. {Pugilism}, {Fist}.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. {Pug*na cious*ly}, adv. {Pug*na cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
34Pugnaciousness — Pugnacious Pug*na cious, a. [L. pugnax, acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. {Pugilism}, {Fist}.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. {Pug*na cious*ly}, adv. {Pug*na cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
35pugnacity — pugnacious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. DERIVATIVES pugnacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pugnare to fight …
36belligerent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bellicose, warlike, pugnacious, quarrelsome. See contention, attack. n. combatant. Ant., peaceful; noncombatant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warlike, pugnacious, hostile, quarrelsome, contentious,… …
37quarrelsome — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, combative. See irascibility, contention. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined to fight] Syn. factious, combative, pugnacious, contentious, disputatious,… …
38belligerent — adjective Etymology: modification of Latin belligerant , belligerans, present participle of belligerare to wage war, from belliger waging war, from bellum + gerere to wage Date: 1577 1. waging war; specifically belonging to or recognized as a… …
39Serjeant Musgrave's Dance — Serjeant Musgrave s Dance, An Un historical Parable [John Arden, Arden Plays 1 , Methuen Publishing Ltd, London, August 2002] is a play by English playwright John Arden, written in 1959 and premiered at the Royal Court Theatre on October 22 of… …
40combative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pugnacious, aggressive. See attack, contention. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. contentious, antagonistic, pugnacious, belligerent, aggressive, quarrelsome, militant, hawkish, hostile. ANT.:… …
