Ill-natured
Ill-natured adjective - Having or showing a habitually bad temper.
Pugnacious and ill-natured are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pugnacious" instead an adjective phrase "Ill-natured".
Pugnacious
Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: a movie reviewer who is spirited, even pugnacious, when defending her opinions
Ill-natured and pugnacious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ill-natured" instead an adjective "Pugnacious".
Nearby Word: pugnacity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and ill-natured
- irritable and pugnacious
- ill-tempered and ill-natured
- ill-tempered and pugnacious
- disagreeable and ill-natured
- disagreeable and pugnacious
- rough and ill-natured
- rough and pugnacious
- surly and ill-natured
- surly and pugnacious
- fractious and ill-natured
- fractious and pugnacious
- unkind and ill-natured
- unkind and pugnacious
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