pugnacious

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In addition, Mr. Denton’s delivery ranges from pugnacious to hostile and in contrast to all the suave vampires around him, Guy is a consistently unpleasant human.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

The firm brought a new, more pugnacious approach to the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

And no one coasts on reputation for pugnacious realism, in U.S. politics, like Mario Cuomo’s son.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025

John Prescott became a Labour frontbench spokesman in May 1979 and joined the shadow cabinet in 1983, gaining a reputation as a pugnacious and knowledgeable spokesman on transport.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

His glance was at once calculating and pugnacious.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck