Pugnacity
[pʌg'næsəti]
Definition
(n.) Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness.
Typist: Sonia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Quarrelsomeness.
Checked by Bernadette
Examples
- Because I am so glad to see you,' replied Job Trotter, gradually releasing Mr. Weller, as the first symptoms of his pugnacity disappeared. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Their courage is rather a sudden blaze of pugnacity than cold boldness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Nettie