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What is another word for pugnacious?

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Naturally aggressive or hostile

Hostile or adversarial in nature

Having a gruff or rude manner or character

Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach

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Naturally aggressive or hostile

having a chip on one's shoulder

have chip on shoulder

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

obstinately disobedient

without law and order

covertly narcissistic

disinclined to accept

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“As is well known, the robin is pugnacious, fighting with its own kind and attacking other birds.”

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Hostile or adversarial in nature

ill-humored^US

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Having a gruff or rude manner or character

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

having got out of bed the wrong side

having got out of bed on the wrong side

apt to fly off the handle

bad-humored

got up on wrong side of bed

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons

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Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

knock-down-and-drag-out

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

red in tooth and claw

environmentally unfriendly

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Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach

somber^US

sombre^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

standing one's ground

sticking to one's guns

proof against persuasion

toughened by experience

as tough as old boots

full of determination

focused^US

as stubborn as a mule

focussed^UK

fossilized^US

fossilised^UK

galvanized^US

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

galvanised^UK

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

committed to the idea of

not subject to change

fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians

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