- pugnacious pug·na·cious adj
- [pʌɡ'neɪʃəs]
bellicoso (-a), battagliero (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
pugnacious pug·na·cious adj
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pugnacious — pug•na•cious [[t]pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative • Etymology: 1635–45; < L pugnāx, s. pugnāc , adj. der. of pugnāre to fight; see acious pug•na′cious•ly, adv. pug•nac′i•ty ˈnæs ɪ… … From formal English to slang
pugnacious — pug|na|cious [pʌgˈneıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pugnax, from pugnare to fight ] very eager to argue or fight with people ▪ The professor had been pugnacious and irritable. >pugnaciously adv >pugnacity [pʌgˈnæsıti] n… … Dictionary of contemporary English
