pugnacious
adjective/pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/
/pʌɡˈneɪʃəs/
(formal)- having a strong desire to argue or fight with other people synonym bellicoseTopics Opinion and argumentc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin pugnax, pugnac- (from pugnare ‘to fight’, from pugnus ‘fist’) + -ious.
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