The word "pugnacious" has a few different meanings, but generally it refers to someone who is aggressive or combative in nature. It can also describe an attitude or behavior that is characterized by readiness for fighting or argumentation.
Sentences with «pugnacious»
The Trump Administration has been just as eager about pursuing a sort of pugnacious economic nationalism as it has been in propping up coal. (pv-magazine-usa.com)
10:58 - Rupert Murdoch is definitely being much more pugnacious in tone than he was in last year's select committee hearing. (politics.co.uk)
He began to use the Web in pugnacious new ways, like printing the e-mail addresses of reporters and scientists and inviting readers to pester them. (esquire.com)