pugnacity
noun[U]
uk/pʌɡˈnæs.ə.ti/us/pʌɡˈnæs.ə.t̬i/(alsopugnaciousness,uk/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs.nəs/us/pʌɡˈneɪ.ʃəs.nəs/)thequalityofwantingtostartanargumentorfight, or ofexpressinganargumentoropinionveryforcefully:
好斗，好战，好争论His pugnacity andcontroversialbusinessdealingshad made himunpopular.他的好斗和有争议的商业交易使他颇不受人欢迎。
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- This pugnacityabroadat leastprovidessomepoliticalcoverfor macroeconomicmoderationathome.
- Addington's pugnacity was not anact.
- Pugnacity was ondisplaySundayasformerVP Cheney and VP Bidenarguedover the Obama administration'shandlingofnationalsecuritymatters.
- Hisfamouspugnacity oftenplayedwell at New Yorknewsconferences.
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- aggro
- agonistic
- ferocity
- fierce
- fierceness
- fighting words
- flex
- pugnacious
- rabble-rousing
- raging
- Rambo
- rampage
- viciousness
- violence
- warlike
- warmonger
- warmongering
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