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PUGNACIOUSLY
Definition of PUGNACIOUSLY
adverb
In an aggressive or combative manner.
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Other senses
PUGNACIOUSLY carries 2 further meanings.
In a pugnacious manner.
adverb
in a pugnacious manner
Where it comes from
From pugnacious + -ly. Attested since the early 19th century.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
How it is built
PUGNACIOUSLY in a sentence
“They remain true to character, with Nixon sentimentally reminiscing about flipping burgers in the Pacific and Mao pugnaciously recalling riding eastward to conquer Beijing.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PUGNACIOUSLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 15 boards so far. 391 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 71, 30 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 71, 30 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PUGNACIOUSLY starts with P and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ACGILNOPSUUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. U appears more than once.
Words that start PUGNACIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found PUGNACIOUSLY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 71 - and most players walked straight past it.
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