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单词 pugnaciousness
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pugnaciousnessn.

Brit. /pʌɡˈneɪʃəsnəs/, U.S. /pəɡˈneɪʃəsnəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pugnacious adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < pugnacious adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier pugnacity n.
= pugnacity n.
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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > quarrelsomeness
contentiousness1573
pugnacity1605
quarrel1605
quarrelsomenessa1631
pugnaciousness1681
termagancy1708
combativeness1815
fire-eating1890
combativity1905
society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > tendency or inclination to fight
pugnacity1605
pugnaciousness1681
fight1812
combativeness1815
1681 H. More Plain Expos. Daniel iii. 64 The strength..and pugnaciousness of the Ram well represent Cyrus and his Successours.
1749 W. Sewel Large Dict. Eng. & Dutch (ed. 4) I. Pugnaciousness, Vegtzugt.
1829 Ld. Palmerston Opinions & Policy (1852) 102 If the nation is overflowing with so much pugnaciousness.
1873 Times 19 Nov. 6/5 They have acquired the character for pugnaciousness which used to be attributed to the Irish.
1947 Radiology 49 359/1 The effects being studied were sometimes obscured by sex features, such as pugnaciousness in CF1 males.
1984 E. O'Brien Fanatic Heart 455 The sand castles the children make with such resolve and pugnaciousness.
2005 New Yorker (Nexis) 14 Nov. 37 He is mild-mannered, too, and does not appear to share the ideological pugnaciousness and cultural resentfulness of his putative future colleagues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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