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Pugnacity

//pʌɡˈnæsəti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act or characteristic of being aggressive or combative. uncountable, usually

    "His sister is out front, cleaning her gun with that intimidating pugnacity that has most of the men in town keeping well clear of her."

  2. 2
    a natural disposition to be hostile wordnet

Etymology

From pugnac(ious) + -ity, from Latin pugnacitas.

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