[pʌɡˈneɪʃəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
(e.g: his public statements became increasingly pugnacious)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin pugnax, pugnac- (from pugnare ‘to fight’, from pugnus ‘fist’) + -ious