pugnacious
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(satellite adjective) ready and able to resort to force or violence; "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"- Herman Melville; "they were rough and determined fighting men" |
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Synonyms: rough |
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(satellite adjective) tough and callous by virtue of experience |
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Synonyms: hard-bitten, hard-boiled |
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