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Pugnaciousness

Pugnacious \Pug*na"cious\, a. [L. pugnax, -acis, fr. pugnare to fight. Cf. Pugilism, Fist.] Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
-- Pug*na"cious*ly, adv. -- Pug*na"cious*ness, n.

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pugnaciousness

n. The act or quality of being pugnacious.

Usage examples of "pugnaciousness".

Grand, sticking out his lower lip in imitation of Churchillian pugnaciousness.