pugnacious
/pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/adjective
उच्चारण पग्नेशस
झगड़ालू, लड़ाकू, लड़ने को तैयार
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formal
ready and eager to argue or fight
झगड़ालू, लड़ाकू, लड़ने को तैयार
- The pugnacious captain argued with the umpire over every decision.
- a pugnacious little dog that barks at everyone
- The pugnacious politician loved a good argument in the studio.
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- His pugnacious style made him unpopular with the referees.
- The young bull looked pugnacious, ready to charge at anyone.
Synonyms combative aggressive belligerent quarrelsome bellicose
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AaSpelling
pug·na·cious
With -cious (not -tious; not 'pugnatious' or 'pugnacous').
अंत में -cious (-tious नहीं; 'pugnatious' या 'pugnacous' गलत है)।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin pugnare, to fight, as in pugilist (a boxer).
Latin pugnare, लड़ना, से, pugilist (मुक्केबाज़) की तरह।
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One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: fond of fighting is pugnacious, belligerent or bellicose; keep apart pugnacious (eager to fight, of a person), belligerent (engaged in war, or hostile), bellicose (warlike in attitude), truculent (aggressively defiant).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: लड़ने का शौकीन pugnacious, belligerent या bellicose; अलग रखिए: pugnacious (लड़ने को उत्सुक, व्यक्ति के लिए), belligerent (युद्धरत, या शत्रुतापूर्ण), bellicose (युद्धप्रिय रवैया), truculent (आक्रामक रूप से अवज्ञाकारी)।