PUGNACIOUS
Scrabble letter values: P3U1G2N1A1C3I1O1U1S1 = 15
Definition
- adjective tough and callous by virtue of experience. — synonyms: hard-bitten, hard-boiled
- adjective ready and able to resort to force or violence. — synonyms: rough
Examples
- “pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance- Herman Melville”
- “they were rough and determined fighting men”