pugnacity
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pugnac(ious) + -ity, from Latin pugnacitas.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]pugnacity (usually uncountable, plural pugnacities)
- The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative.
- 2022, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory, Tor, page 119:
- 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.