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Definition of Pugnacity
1. Noun. A natural disposition to be hostile.
Generic synonyms: Disagreeableness
Specialized synonyms: Bellicoseness, Bellicosity, Truculence, Truculency
Derivative terms: Aggressive, Belligerent, Aggressive
Definition of Pugnacity
1. n. Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness.
Definition of Pugnacity
1. Noun. The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pugnacity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pugnacity
Literary usage of Pugnacity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1900)
"Pride and pugnacity have often been considered unworthy passions to appeal to in
... pugnacity need not be thought of merely in the form of physical com- ..."
2. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1906)
"Pride and pugnacity have often been considered unworthy passions to appeal to in
... pugnacity need not be thought of merely in the form of physical com- ..."
3. Instincts in Industry, a Study of Working-class Psychology by Ordway Tead (1918)
"CHAPTER IX THE INSTINCT OF pugnacity THE instinct of pugnacity is the ...
Exhibitions of pugnacity in industrial affairs give evidence of all of these forms ..."
4. The Descent of man and selection in relation to sex by Charles Darwin (1909)
"But we are chiefly concerned with structures by which one male is enabled to
conquer another, either in battle or courtship, through his strength, pugnacity ..."
5. The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power in Nations to by Norman Angell (1911)
"... pride of place, pugnacity, the inherent hostility of nations —Nations too good
to fight; also too bad—Desire for mere material comfort not the main ..."
6. The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power in Nations to by Norman Angell (1910)
"... pride of place, pugnacity, the inherent hostility of nations —Nations too good
to fight; also too bad—Desire for mere material comfort not the main ..."
7. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1901)
"Pride and pugnacity have often been considered unworthy passions to appeal to in
... pugnacity need not be thought of merely in the form of physical com- ..."
8. Talks to Teachers on Psychology: And to Students on Some of Life's Ideals by William James (1900)
"Pride and pugnacity have often been considered unworthy passions to appeal to in
... pugnacity need not be thought of merely in the form of physical com- ..."
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