Pugnacious
Pugnacious adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Short-tempered and pugnacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short-tempered" instead an adjective "Pugnacious".
Nearby Word: pugnacity
Short-tempered
Short-tempered adjective - Easily irritated or annoyed.
Usage example: shop customers learned not to bother the short-tempered dog on their way out
Pugnacious and short-tempered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pugnacious" instead an adjective phrase "Short-tempered".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- irritable and pugnacious
- irritable and short-tempered
- ill-tempered and pugnacious
- ill-tempered and short-tempered
- testy and pugnacious
- testy and short-tempered
- touchy and pugnacious
- touchy and short-tempered
- fractious and pugnacious
- fractious and short-tempered
- fiery and pugnacious
- fiery and short-tempered
- irascible and pugnacious
- irascible and short-tempered
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Short-tempered and Pugnacious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pugnacious/short-tempered
Pugnacious & Short-tempered. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pugnacious/short-tempered>.
Short-tempered or Pugnacious. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/pugnacious/short-tempered.
