Associations to the word «Pugnacious»

Wiktionary

PUGNACIOUS, adjective. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent.

Dictionary definition

PUGNACIOUS, adjective. Tough and callous by virtue of experience.
PUGNACIOUS, adjective. Ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men".

Wise words

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.
Mohandas Gandhi