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Definitions for Pugnacity
[1] inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
[2] readily disposed to fight; belligerent
Words related to Pugnacity
pugnaciousbackbone, boldness, militancy, belligerency, truculence, belligerence, bellicosity, resistance, pluck, mettle, attack, aggression, truculency, aggressiveness, gameness, spirit, hardihood, malice, resentment, estrangement
Words nearby Pugnacity
pugnaciouspugilism, pugilist, pugin, puglia, pugmark, pugnacious, pugree, pugwash conferences, puh-leeze, puha, puir
Origin of Pugnacity
ous1635–45; pugnaci(ty ) (< Latin pugnācitās combativeness, equivalent to pugnāci-, stem of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism) + -tās -ty2) + -ous
Other words from Pugnacity
pug·na·cious·ly , adverb
pug·nac·i·ty [puhg-nas -i-tee] /pʌgˈnæs ɪ ti/ , pug·na·cious·ness , noun
un·pug·na·cious , adjective
un·pug·na·cious·ly , adverb
un·pug·na·cious·ness , noun
Word origin for Pugnacity
ousC17: from Latin pugnāx
Synonyms for Pugnacity
aggression, aggressiveness, attack, backbone, bellicoseness, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, boldness, combativeness, contentiousness, gameness, hardihood, mettle, militancy, pluck, resistance, spirit, truculence, truculency, pugnaciousness