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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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
The encounter, which highlighted her steely cool and his pugnaciousness, crystallized the passions of their followers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2016
Lewis’ pugnaciousness is fine and good—journalism should make you angry.
From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2014
They talk and talk about it, and their papers write and write about it, till they inflame each other into a fever of pugnaciousness.
From Christine by Alice Cholmondeley
