pugnacious

Adjective
  1. Tough and callous by virtue of experience (synset 302457696)
    similar to: tough - not given to gentleness or sentimentality
    same as: hard-bitten, hard-boiled
  2. Ready and able to resort to force or violence (synset 300084822)
    "pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance"; "they were rough and determined fighting men"
    similar to: aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends
    same as: rough

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