[pŭg-nāˈshəs]

adjective

Combative in nature; belligerent.

I’d like to kick every ass of the pugnacious morons who claim Japan’s disaster is karmic retribution for Pearl Harbor.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Pugnacious.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pugnacious. Accessed 24 May 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “pugnacious”, accessed May 24, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pugnacious.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Pugnacious. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 24, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/pugnacious


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