pugilant

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adjective

Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.

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Meanings

adjectivepugilant (comparative more pugilant, superlative most pugilant)

comparative more pugilant · superlative most pugilant

  1. Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.

    2022, Bisu, The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes […] 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.

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    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
Cite this entry
APA

pugilant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugilant

MLA

“pugilant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugilant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pugilant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pugilant.

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