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What is another word for pugnacious?

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Adjective
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Naturally aggressive or hostile
aggressive
bellicose
combative
hostile
antagonistic
confrontational
fiery
gladiatorial
irascible
scrappy
truculent
warlike
agonistic
feisty
assaultive
belligerent
brawly
chippy
choleric
defiant
discordant
militant
petulant
threatening
argumentative
brawling
cantankerous
contentious
disputatious
ill-tempered
irritable
quarrelsome
rebellious
rough
salty
aggers
biffo
pushy
hot-tempered
bad-tempered
itching to fight
on the warpath
ready to fight
self-assertive
having a chip on one's shoulder
have a bone to pick
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“As is well known, the robin is pugnacious, fighting with its own kind and attacking other birds.”
Adjective
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Having a gruff or rude manner or character
abusive
irascible
irritable
sullen
fractious
narky
petulant
testy
grouchy
cross
grumpy
bellicose
stroppy
surly
unfriendly
snappish
snappy
cranky
chippy
huffy
scrappy
bitter
foul
sulky
catty
rude
sour
tetchy
churlish
peevish
querulous
ratty
shirty
crotchety
curmudgeonly
grumbling
gruff
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Adjective
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Marked by a likelihood to threaten the safety of a person or persons
ugly
nasty
unpleasant
tense
serious
dangerous
threatening
perilous
messy
troublesome
hostile
aggressive
ominous
rough
sinister
sour
violent
disagreeable
grave
dirty
filthy
alarming
menacing
troublous
grievous
charged
quarrelsome
treacherous
direful
minacious
intimidating
vexatious
bellicose
Adjective
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Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force
violent
fierce
aggressive
rough
wild
brutal
savage
vicious
bullying
ferocious
berserk
bloodthirsty
murderous
rabid
cruel
frenzied
intemperate
ruthless
callous
furious
harsh
maniacal
terrorisingUK
terrorizingUS
threatening
barbaric
barbarous
destructive
fiery
mad
merciless
pitiless
sadistic
thuggish
delirious
heartless
homicidal
impetuous
inhuman
assertive
explosive
forceful
frenetic
hotheaded
maddened
agitated
crazy
demoniac
feverish
forcible
frantic
fuming
headstrong
hysterical
impassioned
potent
radge
hot-headed
hot-tempered
blood-and-guts
cut-throat
drag-out
hammer and tongs
knock-down
knock-down-and-drag-out
out of control
bang-bang
full-blooded
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Adjective
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Demonstrating a strict and uncompromising approach
tough
hard
severe
stern
strict
firm
adamant
harsh
inflexible
ruthless
unbending
unyielding
flinty
hard-hitting
merciless
uncompromising
callous
drastic
rigid
rigorous
unsentimental
unsympathetic
austere
authoritarian
cold
cool
draconian
exacting
fierce
stringent
unforgiving
ferocious
intractable
resolute
rough
uncaring
desperate
headstrong
immutable
ramrod
refractory
stony
hard-bitten
hardheaded
hard-hearted
hard-line
hard-nosed
heavy-handed
stony-hearted
two-fisted
hard-shelled
hard-boiled
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