pugnacity

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

UK /pʌɡˈnæsəti/ See IPA manual

Freq #176529

Meanings

1

noun
The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.

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.
2

noun
a natural disposition to be hostile

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act or characteristic... pugnaciousness

2 noun · a natural disposition to be... aggressiveness

Etymology

From pugnac(ious) + -ity, from Latin pugnacitas.

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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