noun
pugnacity
Pugnacity (noun) means a tendency to be aggressive and ready to fight or argue.
noun
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A tendency to be aggressive and ready to fight or argue.
"His sister is out front, cleaning her gun with that intimidating pugnacity that has most of the men in town keeping well clear of her."
— Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory (2022)
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Etymology
Comes from Latin pugnacitas (the source of the suffix -acity).
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What is the meaning of pugnacity?
"pugnacity" (noun) means a tendency to be aggressive and ready to fight or argue.
What is another word for pugnacity?
Other words for "pugnacity" include belligerence, aggressiveness.
