Pugnacious

adjSynonymRoot wordWord familyPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4

/pəɡnˈæʃɪs/ · पग्नेशस

Meaning

Having a strong desire to argue or fight with others

Eager to argue, quarrel or fight

One who fights a lot

eager to quarrel or fight

eager to argue or fight

हिंदी अर्थ

लड़ाकू, झगड़ने को तैयार

झगड़ालू

झगड़ालू, लड़ाकू

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
TruculentBelligerentBellicoseFerociousCombativeQuarrelsomeAggressive
Antonyms · विलोम
PeaceablePacificConciliatoryPlacid
Example sentences

He turned pugnacious after the second question.

A pugnacious tone ends a useful discussion.

The pugnacious boy picked a fight at the gate.

Daily use: Doosre sawal ke baad pugnacious ho gaya.

Word forms
Pugnacity nPugnacious adjPugnaciously adv
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Pugnacious में 'pug' सुनिए। एक छोटा-सा pug कुत्ता सोचिए जो हर किसी पर भौंकता है और झगड़ने को तैयार रहता है। Pugnacious यानी झगड़ालू।

Hear 'pug' in pugnacious. Picture a small pug dog that barks at everyone and is always ready for a fight. Pugnacious means eager to argue or fight.

Exam note

SSC में belligerent, bellicose, truculent, combative और quarrelsome इसके synonym आते हैं। Peaceable, conciliatory और docile इसके antonym हैं।

SSC gives belligerent, bellicose, truculent, combative and quarrelsome as synonyms. Peaceable, conciliatory and docile are its antonyms.

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