brawly

adjective

ˈbrȯ-lē How to pronounce brawly (audio)
Definition of brawlynext
as in aggressive
feeling or displaying eagerness to fight a bar that was once a favorite haunt of brawly servicemen from the nearby military base

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  1. aggressive
  2. militant
  3. hostile
  4. contentious
  5. assaultive
Adjective
  • But the caveat is that strategy requires an aggressive sales function.
    Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In recent months, U.S., British, German and other European officials have accused Russia of organizing an increasingly aggressive sabotage campaign aimed at undermining and disrupting Western assistance to Ukraine.
    Tom Costello, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of aggressive
Adjective
  • Israel denies allegations of genocide in its more than year-long offensive against Palestinian militant group Hamas.
    Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Hamas kidnapped more than 200 Israelis and killed 1,200 others last Oct. 7, when the militant group's fighters overran the border with Gaza in a surprise attack.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of militant
Adjective
  • The recall’s organizers, who have employed an especially hostile rhetoric toward the mayor, saw the lopsided early margin as confirmation of a likely victory.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hostile
Adjective
  • On the backdrop of a contentious presidential election and with some of the Bay Area’s local and congressional races drawing national attention, the West Valley’s local races were quiet by comparison.
    Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Voting has concluded in one of the most contentious U.S. presidential elections in recent history.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of contentious
Adjective
  • Even in the face of assaultive public opinion, there is nothing to add.
    Paolo Armelli, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024
  • How many times, in the throes of his illness, had he been taken into custody by police, accused of lewd or assaultive behavior, and locked in psych wards, only to be let out within days?
    Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of assaultive
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