unpugnacious

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adjective

Not pugnacious.

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Meanings

adjectiveunpugnacious (comparative more unpugnacious, superlative most unpugnacious)

comparative more unpugnacious · superlative most unpugnacious

  1. Not pugnacious.

    Arthur was elected to replace the unpugnacious Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest ), a liberal law professor who was skittish about capital punishment and clashed with more aggressive prosecutors.

    2007 June 1, Alessandra Stanley, “In Casting for President, Will Actor Rate a Callback?”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + pugnacious.

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APA

unpugnacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpugnacious

MLA

“unpugnacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpugnacious. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpugnacious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpugnacious.

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