pugnacious

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Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent

In the face of bad news Churchill normally became even more pugnacious, always wanting to respond to defeat by going on the attack.

quarrelsome
{a} fighting, prone to resist
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"
Aggressive, combative, war-like, belligerent
lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men
ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits
Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. The President was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to journalists about the rebellion. very eager to argue or fight with people (pugnax, from pugnare )
tough and callous by virtue of experience
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting
{s} inclined to fight, combative, truculent
pugnaciously
In an aggressive or combative manner
pugnacity
The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative
Pugnaciously
fightingly
pugnaciously
combatively, in a quarrelsome manner, belligerently
pugnaciously
in a pugnacious manner
pugnaciousness
{i} state of being quarrelsome, combativeness, belligerence
pugnaciousness
The act or quality of being pugnacious
pugnacity
Quality of being aggressive or combative
pugnacity
Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness
pugnacity
a disposition to fight
pugnacity
Pugnacity is the quality of being pugnacious. He is legendary for his fearlessness and pugnacity
pugnacity
{i} state of being quarrelsome, combativeness, belligerence
pugnacious
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