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Pugnacity

Pugnacity Meaning & Definition
Pugnacity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pugnacity?

[n] a disposition to fight

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pugnacity: aggressiveness | belligerence | contentiousness | quarrelsomeness

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See Also | disagreeableness | truculence | truculency

Pugnacity In Webster's Dictionary

\Pug*nac"i*ty\, n. [L. pugnacitas: cf. F. pugnacit['e].] Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. `` A national pugnacity of character.'' --Motley.

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