pugnacity
noun
readiness to quarrel or fight; combative or argumentative character.
pugnaciousness
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a variation of
pugnacity.
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a word derived from
pugnacious.
Example Sentences
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That tumultuous period instilled in Mr. Wang a lasting pugnaciousness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
Giuliani, a former U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the fusion Republican-Liberal candidate, conveyed the pugnaciousness of a law-and-order prosecutor.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
At times, Brockhampton’s m.c.s packed several songs into one track, summoning the raw pugnaciousness of Eminem before downshifting to folksy pop.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Under Burke’s philosophy of pugnaciousness, the Ducks led the NHL in fighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2017
The conduct of the affair by the two admirals, even to the very intensity of their pugnaciousness, contributes a tinge of the comic to the history of a desperately fought action.
From The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
