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What is the adjective for pugnacity?

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pugnacious
  1. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. 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, stroppy, fierce, contrary, warring … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “As is well known, the robin is pugnacious, fighting with its own kind and attacking other birds.”
      “Bass being pugnacious and aggressive creatures by nature, the take is often a very violent affair.”
      “What a way to go for the most pugnacious, aggressive Liberal minister I've seen in action.”
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