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pugnaciously en · ADV

Etymology

From pugnacious + -ly. Attested since the early 19th century.

Meanings

  1. In an aggressive or combative manner.
    • Moreover, in using it he waggled his scalp at her in a way that made his crest of hair bristle up pugnaciously, as if proposing combat with her on the spot. 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 62:

Forms

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more pugnaciously Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most pugnaciously Degree=Sup lexicographic

Relateds

pugnacious · pugnaciousness · pugnacity

Translations (6)

pl czupurnie (in a pugnacious manner) · pl wojowniczo (in a pugnacious manner) · pl zawadiacko (in a pugnacious manner) · pl zadzierzyście (in a pugnacious manner) · pl awanturniczo (in a pugnacious manner) · pl zadziornie (in a pugnacious manner)