- pug|nac|i|ty
- pug|nac|i|ty «puhg NAS uh tee», noun.a fondness for fighting; quarrelsomeness: »
One must make some allowance for the critic's pugnacity and desire to shock (Atlantic).
SYNONYM(S): belligerency.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pug|nac|i|ty
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pro|pug|nac|u|lum — «PROH puhg NAK yuh luhm», noun, plural la « luh». a bulwark; defense. ╂[< Latin prōpugnāculum < prōpugnāre defend < prō before + pugnāre to fight] … Useful english dictionary
pug — ex·pug·na·ble; ex·pug·na·to·ry; op·pug·nan·cy; op·pug·nate; op·pug·na·tion; pug·ga·ree; pug·ger; pug·gish; pug·gle; pug; pug·na·cious; pug·na·cious·ly; pug·na·cious·ness; pug·nac·i·ty; re·pug·nance; re·pug·nan·cy; re·pug·nant; re·pug·nant·ly;… … English syllables
nac — ac·i·nac·i·form; al·ma·nac; ar·ach·nac·tis; car·vo·ta·nac·e·tone; chae·nac·tis; cte·nac·o·don; do·nac·i·dae; do·nac·i·form; gu·ber·nac·u·lar; gu·ber·nac·u·lum; hi·ber·nac·u·lum; me·nac·can·ite; nac; NAC; nac·a·rat; per·ti·nac·i·ty; phe·nac·odus;… … English syllables
pugnacity — pug·nac·i·ty … English syllables
pugnacious — pug•na•cious [[t]pʌgˈneɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative • Etymology: 1635–45; < L pugnāx, s. pugnāc , adj. der. of pugnāre to fight; see acious pug•na′cious•ly, adv. pug•nac′i•ty ˈnæs ɪ… … From formal English to slang
pugnacious — pug|na|cious [ pʌg neıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL quick to argue or fight with people ╾ pug|na|cious|ly adverb ╾ pug|nac|i|ty [ pʌg næsəti ] noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pugnacity — Pug*nac i*ty, n. [L. pugnacitas: cf. F. pugnacit[ e].] Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. A national pugnacity of character. Motley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
STLs de MAA à PZZ — Sigles de trois lettres de MAA à PZZ {{{image}}} Sigles d une seule lettre Sigles de deux lettres Sigles de trois lettres AAA à DZZ EAA à HZZ IAA à LZZ MAA à PZZ QAA à TZZ UAA à XZZ … Wikipédia en Français
