pugnacious

• But Bunting felt pugnacious, and so cheerful as to be almost lightheaded. —  AHMM,October2007
• His music was often angry or pugnacious, but could also be lifted by his sense of humour and by the anthemic intensity of hits such as "Lose Yourself", which won an Oscar, and "Stan", one of the greatest hip-hop tracks of all time. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
• A more accurate headline might read "Actress Judd Condemns Alaska Wolf Hunting Policy," but that doesn't have that same sensationalist punch that the AP furthers by painting Palin as the pugnacious party in the controversy. —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
• However, it would be difficult to characterize the remarks he made at a recent speech delivered at the Nixon Center in Washington D. C as extreme, pugnacious, or chauvinistic. —  Russia Blog
• He would have been the John Bolton of that hearing -- the pugnacious, in her face, hard pounding harasser -- particularly highlighting the gaps between presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State nominee Hillary Clinton. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com

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