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| type | s |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| examples | pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance Herman Melville they were rough and determined fighting men |
| Outgoing links | |
| Similar to | aggressive |
| Derivationally related form | rough → roughness |
| Derivationally related form | pugnacious → pugnacity |
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| Similar to | aggressive |
| Derived from adjective | roughly → rough |
| Derived from adjective | pugnaciously → pugnacious |
| Derivationally related form | roughness → rough |
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