Unpugnacious
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not pugnacious.
"Arthur was elected to replace the unpugnacious Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest ), a liberal law professor who was skittish about capital punishment and clashed with more aggressive prosecutors."
Example
More examples"Arthur was elected to replace the unpugnacious Nora Lewin (Dianne Wiest ), a liberal law professor who was skittish about capital punishment and clashed with more aggressive prosecutors."
Etymology
From un- + pugnacious.
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