pugnacious
71pugilism — 1791, from L. pugil boxer, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)) + ISM (Cf. ism). Pugilation fighting with fists, now obsolete, is recorded from 1650s …
72pugilist — 1790, from L. pugil boxer, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Related: Pugilistic …
73pungent — 1590s, sharp, poignant (of pain or grief), from L. pungentem (nom. pungens), prp. of pungere to prick, pierce, sting, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Meaning having powerful odor or taste first recorded 1660s. Literal… …
74pygmy — late 14c., Pigmei, member of a fabulous race of dwarfs, described by Homer and Herodotus and said to inhabit Egypt or Ethiopia and India, from L. Pygmaei (sing. Pygmaeus), from Gk. Pygmaios, originally plural of an adj. meaning dwarfish, lit. of… …
75repugnant — late 14c., from L. repugnantem (nom. repugnans), prp. of repugnare to resist, from re back + pugnare to fight (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)) …
76pygmy — [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 …
77fighting cock — noun a cock bred and trained for fighting • Syn: ↑gamecock • Hypernyms: ↑cock * * * noun : gamecock * * * a gamecock. * * * fighting cock noun 1. A g …
78pugnaciously — adverb in a pugnacious manner • Derived from adjective: ↑pugnacious …
79spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
80spoil for — {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a fight./ Compare: HANKER AFTER, LUST FOR …
