pugnacious russian

• бойцо́вский

  fighting, combative, pugnacious

  fighting (dog or club), fight-

• зади́ристый

  quarrelsome, pugnacious, aggressive, feisty

  cocky, cheeky, provocative, pert

• драчли́вый

  pugnacious, quick to fight

• драчу́нья

  pugnacious girl

• задира́ющийся

  quarrelsome, belligerent, aggressive, pugnacious

  curling up, sticking up, turned-up, fraying

Examples

• Этот петух очень драчливый.

  This rooster is very pugnacious.

• Драчливые мальчишки постоянно ссорились во дворе.

  The pugnacious boys were constantly fighting in the courtyard.

• У них растёт драчливый щенок.

  They have a pugnacious puppy growing up.