pugilant

English

pugilant (comparative more pugilant, superlative most pugilant)

Aggressive; inclined to fight or dispute.
- 2022, William Glenn Gray, Trading Power, page 209:
  Pugilant sentiments came more naturally to Franz Josef Strauss, who defended the cabinet's decision to the Bundestag with gusto on May 14.
- 2022, Bisu, The Reincarnated Princess Spends Another Day Skipping Story Routes
  […] the sight of the pugilant expression on Klaus's face ensured that I understood the truth of it: he's a savage wolf, not a tame dog.