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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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