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pugnacious

adjective
  1. ready and able to resort to force or violence
    “The troops were well rested and quite pugnacious.”
    rough
  2. tough and callous by virtue of experience
    “The laborers were pugnacious after years of hard work.”
    hard-boiledhard-bitten
  3. naturally aggressive, hostile or combative
    “The general was pugnacious and it suited their work in wartime.”