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Pugnacious vs Warring - What's the difference?

pugnacious | warring |

As adjectives the difference between pugnacious and warring

is that pugnacious is naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent while warring is engaged in war; belligerent.

As a noun warring is

the act of engaging in war or conflict.

pugnacious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent.
  • * 1858 , (Anthony Trollope), Dr Thorne , ch. 3:
    • Not that the doctor was a bully, or even pugnacious , in the usual sense of the word; he had no disposition to provoke a fight, no propense love of quarrelling.
  • * 1904 , (Jack London), The Sea Wolf , ch. 15:
    • As he made the demand he spat out a mouthful of blood and teeth and shoved his pugnacious face close to Oofty-Oofty.
  • * 2003 , (Ken Follett), Hornet Flight , ISBN 9780451210746, pp. 249-250:
    • In the face of bad news Churchill normally became even more pugnacious , always wanting to respond to defeat by going on the attack.
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    warring

    English

    Adjective

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  • engaged in war; belligerent

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    * peaceful

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of engaging in war or conflict.
  • * 1842 , The Church of England Magazine (volume 13, page 189)
    • Worn out and wearied with the endless warrings of virulent sectarians
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