pugnaciter

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pugnāx (“combative”) +‎ -ter (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /puɡˈnaː.ki.ter/, [pʊŋˈnäːkɪt̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /puɲˈɲa.t͡ʃi.ter/, [puɲˈɲäːt͡ʃit̪er]

Adverb

pugnāciter (comparative pugnācius, superlative pugnācissimē)

1. combatively, fightingly
2. aggressively, fiercely

Related terms

• pugnāx
• pugnō

References

• “pugnaciter”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “pugnaciter”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pugnaciter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.