Meaning

1 senses
  1. In an aggressive or combative manner.

    in a pugnacious manner

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From pugnacious + -ly. Attested since the early 19th century.

From pugnacious + -ly. Attested since the early 19th century.

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Forms

more pugnaciously, most pugnaciously
Comparativemore pugnaciously Lesson
Superlativemost pugnaciously

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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