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pugnacious

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin, from a derivative of pugn?x, from pugn? (I fight), from pugnus (fist).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /p???ne?.??s/
  • Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

pugnacious (comparative more pugnacious, superlative most pugnacious)

  1. Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:combative

Related terms

  • impugn
  • poniard
  • pugilism
  • pugnacity
  • repugn (repugnant)

Translations

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pugilist

English

Etymology

From Latin pugil (boxer) +? -ist, related to pugnus (fist), from Proto-Indo-European *pew?-, *pew?- (prick, punch). Compare contemporary pugilism (boxing) (1791).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?pju?.d??l?st/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?pju(?).d??l?st/

Noun

pugilist (plural pugilists)

  1. One who fights with his fists; especially a professional prize fighter; a boxer. [from 1790]

Derived terms

  • pugilistic

Related terms

  • pugilism
  • pugnacious

Translations

References


Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?py.?i?l?st/
  • Hyphenation: pu?gi?list
  • Rhymes: -?st

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugilisten, feminine pugiliste)

  1. pugilist, boxer, fistfighter
    Synonyms: bokser, vuistvechter

Derived terms

  • pugiliste
  • pugilistiek
  • pugilistisch

Related terms

  • pugilisme

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pugiliste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.d??i?list/

Noun

pugilist m (plural pugili?ti, feminine equivalent pugilist?)

  1. pugilist, boxer (participant in a boxing match)

Declension

Synonyms

  • boxer

Related terms

  • pugila
  • pugilat
  • pugilism
  • pugilistic
  • pugilistic?

References

  • pugilist in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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