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1 streitbar
* * *militant* * *streit|baradj1) (= streitlustig) pugnacious2) (old = tapfer) valiant* * ** * *streit·bar1. (streitlustig) pugnacious* * *Adjektiv (geh.)1) pugnacious2) (veralt.): (tapfer) brave; valiant* * ** * *Adjektiv (geh.)1) pugnacious2) (veralt.): (tapfer) brave; valiant* * *adj.disputable adj.warlike adj. -
2 rauflustig
* * *tough; scrappy* * *rauf|lus|tigadjready for a fight or scrap, pugnacious* * *rauf·lus·tig* * *rauflustig adj pugnacious;rauflustig sein auch love to scrap* * *adj.scrappy adj. adv.scrappily adv. -
3 kampflustig
Adj. belligerent* * *pugnacious; belligerent; trigger-happy* * *kạmpf|lus|tigadjbelligerent, pugnacious* * *kampf·lus·tigadj belligerent* * *1.Adjektiv belligerent2.adverbial belligerently* * *kampflustig adj belligerent* * *1.Adjektiv belligerent2.adverbial belligerently* * *adj.combative adj.pugnacious adj. adv.pugnaciously adv. -
4 Kampfhahn
m1. fighting cock2. umg., fig., Person: pugnacious so-and-so; er ist ein richtiger Kampfhahn auch he’s always looking for a fight; guck dir die zwei Kampfhähne an look at those two fighting like cat(s) and dog(s)* * *der Kampfhahngamecock* * *Kạmpf|hahnm (lit, fig)fighting cock* * ** * *1. fighting cockguck dir die zwei Kampfhähne an look at those two fighting like cat(s) and dog(s)* * *2) (fig. ugs.) fighter; brawler* * *m.gamecock n. -
5 kämpferisch
I Adj. combative; (aggressiv) belligerent, aggressive; POL. etc. militant; SPORT physically strong; kämpferische Maßnahmen combative measuresII Adv.: kämpferisch stark sein have a lot of (fighting) spirit; kämpferisch eine gute Leistung bieten give a good account of o.s.* * *gladiatorial* * *kạ̈mp|fe|risch ['kɛmpfərɪʃ]1. adjaggressive; Spiel auch attacking2. advaggressivelysich kämpferisch einsetzen — to fight hard
* * *kämp·fe·rischI. adj2. (Kampfgeist aufweisend) aggressive* * *1.eine kämpferische Natur sein — be full of fighting spirit
2) (Sport) spirited2.2) (Sport) spiritedly* * *kämpferische Maßnahmen combative measuresB. adv:kämpferisch stark sein have a lot of (fighting) spirit;kämpferisch eine gute Leistung bieten give a good account of o.s.* * *1.2) (Sport) spirited2.2) (Sport) spiritedly* * *adj.militant adj.pugnacious adj. adv.pugnaciously adv. -
6 streitsüchtig
Adj. quarrelsome, argumentative; (kampflustig) belligerent* * *disputatious; contentious; pugnacious; aggressive; quarrelsome* * *streit|süch|tigadjquarrelsome* * *1) (quarrelsome.) contentious2) (inclined to quarrel: quarrelsome children.) quarrelsome* * *streit·süch·tigadj quarrelsome, argumentative* * *Adjektiv quarrelsome* * ** * *Adjektiv quarrelsome* * *adj.contentious adj.disputatious adj.litigious adj.quarrelsome adj. adv.argumentatively adv.contentiously adv.disputatiously adv.quarrelsomely adv. -
7 kampfeslustig
kạmp|fes|lus|tigadjbelligerent, pugnacious -
8 kampfbegierig
adj.bellicose adj.belligerent adj.combative adj.eager to fight expr.pugnacious adj. -
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10 streitbar
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11 kämpferisch
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13 kampflustigere
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14 kampflustigste
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Pugnacious — Pug*na cious, a. [L. pugnax, acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. {Pugilism}, {Fist}.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting. {Pug*na cious*ly}, adv. {Pug*na cious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pugnacious — I adjective aggressive, antagonistic, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bickering, combative, contentious, defiant, disposed to fight, disputatious, dissentious, factious, fighting, fractious, given to fighting, hostile, inimical, militant,… … Law dictionary
pugnacious — 1640s, from L. pugnacis, gen. of pugnax combative, from pugnare to fight, from pugnus fist, from PIE root *peug to stick, stab (Cf. Gk. pyx with clenched fist, pygme fist, boxing, pyktes boxer; L … Etymology dictionary
pugnacious — combative, *belligerent, bellicose, quarrelsome, contentious Analogous words: *aggressive, militant, assertive, self assertive, pushing, pushy Antonyms: pacific … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pugnacious — [adj] belligerent aggressive, antagonistic, argumentative, bellicose, brawling, cantankerous, chip on shoulder*, choleric, combative, contentious, defiant, disputatious, have a bone to pick*, hottempered, irascible, irritable, itching to fight*,… … New thesaurus
pugnacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight. DERIVATIVES pugnacity noun. ORIGIN from Latin pugnare to fight … English terms dictionary
pugnacious — [pug nā′shəs] adj. [< L pugnax, combative < pugnare, to fight (< IE base * peuĝ , to punch > Gr pygmē, fist, L pungere, to pierce) + OUS] eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome; combative SYN. BELLIGERENT pugnaciously adv. pugnacity… … English World dictionary
pugnacious — [[t]pʌgne͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to quarrel or start a fight. [FORMAL] The President was in a pugnacious mood when he spoke to journalists about the rebellion. Syn: argumentative … English dictionary
pugnacious — adjective Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent. Not that the doctor was a bully, or even pugnacious, in the usual sense of the word; he had no disposition to provoke a fight, no propense love of quarrelling … Wiktionary
pugnacious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. combative, quarrelsome, militant, belligerent, contentious, bellicose. See contention, irascibility.Ant., pacific. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. belligerent, defiant, antagonistic, combative; see… … English dictionary for students
pugnacious — pug|na|cious [pʌgˈneıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: pugnax, from pugnare to fight ] very eager to argue or fight with people ▪ The professor had been pugnacious and irritable. >pugnaciously adv >pugnacity [pʌgˈnæsıti] n… … Dictionary of contemporary English