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Adjective

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pugilant (comparative more pugilant, superlative most pugilant)

  1. Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.
    • 2022, William Glenn Gray, Trading Power, page 209:
      Pugilant sentiments came more naturally to Franz Josef Strauss, who defended the cabinet's decision to the Bundestag with gusto on May 14.
    • 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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