Bellicose vs. Pugnacious — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bellicose and Pugnacious
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Bellicose
Warlike or hostile in manner or temperament.
Pugnacious
Combative in nature.
Bellicose
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
Pugnacious
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Bellicose
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
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Pugnacious
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
Bellicose
Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.
Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein.
Pugnacious
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
Bellicose
Having or showing a ready disposition to fight;
Bellicose young officers
A combative impulse
A contentious nature
Pugnacious
Ready and able to resort to force or violence;
Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
They were rough and determined fighting men
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