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pugnaciously
adverb
formaluk /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs.li/ us /pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs.li/
in a way that shows someone wants to start an argument or fight, or has a very strong opinion about something :
The older boy stared pugnaciously at the camera.
"A lot of what went on was bullying," she says pugnaciously.
They are pugnaciously willing to defend their views against any criticism.
She stuck out her chin pugnaciously as she glared at him.
He says that he is a businessman, but also claims, a little pugnaciously, to be a socialist.
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