PUGNACIOUS

(adj.) 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"
synonyms : rough
(adj.) tough and callous by virtue of experience
synonyms : hard-bitten , hard-boiled

Mnemonics for pugnacious

(Tag: Why Hindu?) punga+nacious- one with tendency to always fight and take pungas(Hindi)
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(Tag: ) a pug is an aggressive breed asiatic breed of dog. So a pugnacious pug..
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(Tag: ) pug sounds like thug! - thugs are violent and aggresive
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(Tag: ) PUG(rough)+nacious(similar to NOXIOUS,means harmful)
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