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pug⋅na⋅cious
[puhg-ney-shuh
s] 
–adjective
| inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |
Origin:
1635–45; pugnaci(ty) (< L pugnācitās combativeness, equiv. to pugnāci-, s. of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism ) + -tās -ty 2 ) + -ous
1635–45; pugnaci(ty) (< L pugnācitās combativeness, equiv. to pugnāci-, s. of pugnāx combative (akin to pugil; see pugilism ) + -tās -ty 2 ) + -ous
Related forms:
pug⋅na⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
pug⋅nac⋅i⋅ty [puhg-nas-i-tee] , pug⋅na⋅cious⋅ness, noun
[puhg-nas-i-tee] , pug⋅na⋅cious⋅ness, noun Synonyms:
argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
Antonyms:
agreeable.
agreeable.
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| pug·na·cious (pŭg-nā'shəs) adj. Combative in nature; belligerent. See Synonyms at belligerent. [From Latin pugnāx, pugnāc-, from pugnāre, to fight, from pugnus, fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.] pug·na'cious·ly adv., pug·na'cious·ness, pug·nac'i·ty (-nās'ĭ-tē) n. |
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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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pugnacious
1642, from L. pugnacis, gen. of pugnax "combative," from pugnare "to fight," from pugnus "fist," from PIE base *peug- "to stick, stab" (cf. Gk. pyx "with clenched fist," pygme "fist, boxing," pyktes "boxer;" L. pungere "to pierce, prick").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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