PUGNACIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • ready and able to resort to force or violence
   Synonym(s)
   • rough (what does rough mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pugnacious spirits…lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance- Herman Melville
   • they were rough and determined fighting men
   Similar To
   • aggressive (what does aggressive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • tough and callous by virtue of experience
   Synonym(s)
   • hard-bitten (what does hard-bitten mean?)
   • hard-boiled (what does hard-boiled mean?)
   Similar To
   • tough (what does tough mean?)