pugnacious
61truculent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fierce, savage, deadly, bestial; vitriolic, scathing, mean; overbearing, cruel, with a chip on one s shoulder (inf.). See malevolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Fierce] Syn. barbarous, brutal,… …
62aggressive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Energetic and forceful] Syn. assertive, forward, pushing, enterprising, forceful, domineering, self assertive, outspoken, bold, energetic, vigorous, dynamic, driving, determined, competitive, activist, proactive, pushy* …
63bellicose — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. warlike, belligerent, hostile; see aggressive 2 , belligerent . See Synonym Study at belligerent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [BEL i KOSE] belligerent, quarrelsome, warlike. He was eager to… …
64Contention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Contention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 contention contention strife Sgm: N 1 contest contest contestation Sgm: N 1 struggle struggle Sgm: N 1 belligerency belligerency Sgm: N 1 opposition opposition …
65Courage — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of fear. < N PARAG:Courage >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 courage courage bravery valor Sgm: N 1 resoluteness resoluteness boldness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 spirit spirit daring gallantry …
66Irascibility — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irascibility >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irascibility irascibility irascibleness temper Sgm: N 1 crossness crossness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 susceptibility susceptibility procacity petulance irritability …
67pygmy — [14] Greek pugmé meant ‘fist’ (it may have been related to Latin pugnus ‘fist’, source of English pugnacious). By extension, it was used for a ‘measure of length equal to the distance from the elbows to the knuckles’. From it was derived pugmaíos …
68expugn — early 15c., eradicate, exterminate, also conquer, defeat, from O.Fr. expugner, from L. expugnare to take by assault, storm, capture, from ex (see EX (Cf. ex )) + pugnare to fight (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Related: Expugned …
69impugn — (v.) attack by argument, late 14c., from O.Fr. impugner, from L. impugnare to assault, to attack, from assimilated form of in into, in, on, upon (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + pugnare to fight (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Related: Impugned; …
70oppugn — (v.) mid 15c., from L. oppugnare to fight against, from ob toward, against (see OB (Cf. ob )) + pugnare to fight (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Related: Oppugned; oppugning …
