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pugilant

pugilant adjective: aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.

Adjective

pugilant (comparative more pugilant, superlative most pugilant)

  1. Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.
    • Pugilant sentiments came more naturally to Franz Josef Strauss, who defended the cabinet's decision to the Bundestag with gusto on May 14.2022, William Glenn Gray, Trading Power, page 209
    • […] the sight of the pugilant expression on Klaus's face ensured that I understood the truth of it: he's a savage wolf, not a tame dog.2022, Bisu, The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes

Forms of pugilant

comparativemore pugilant
superlativemost pugilant

Questions about pugilant

What does pugilant mean?
Pugilant means aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.
What part of speech is pugilant?
Pugilant is an adjective.

Words near pugilant in the dictionary

  1. pughole
  2. pugholes
  3. pugil
  4. pugil stick
  5. pugil sticks
  6. pugilant
  7. pugilism
  8. pugilisms
  9. pugilist
  10. pugilistic
  11. pugilistical

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