HyperDic: pugnacity

English > 1 sense of the word pugnacity:
NOUNattributepugnacity, aggressiveness, belligerencea natural disposition to be hostile
English > pugnacity: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
MeaningA natural disposition to be hostile.
Synonymsaggressiveness, belligerence
Narrowerbellicosity, bellicosenessA natural disposition to fight
truculence, truculencyobstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
BroaderdisagreeablenessAn ill-tempered and offensive disposition
Spanishagresividad, pugnacidad
Catalanagressivitat
Adjectivesaggressivecharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
pugnaciousready and able to resort to force or violence

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