| 单词 | pugnacity |
| 释义 | pugnacity (once / 12312 pages) n Pugnacity, or a natural disposition to be aggressive or belligerent, isn't considered a flattering quality for a person to have. Then again, if you're a boxer, politician, or lawyer, that feistiness might actually come in handy. Pugnacity comes from the Latin word pugnare, which means to fight. The word pugnacity almost looks like it has the word "nasty" in it, which is fitting since a pugnacious person is one who can be nasty or belligerent. Another way to remember its meaning is to associate the word "city" tucked inside it, with the nature of cities, where people are known to be unfriendly and kind of aggressive. WORD FAMILYpugnacity: pugnacities USAGE EXAMPLESThere, he works on leaks and toilets with a grim pugnacity while tenants talk, to him and to others, about their own families. The New Yorker(Nov 23, 2016) In hindsight, Mr. Sherman says he underestimated Mr. Ailes’s pugnacity. New York Times(Sep 25, 2016) Mr. Weiner’s mindless pugnacity, meanwhile, outlives even his capacity for self-destruction. New York Times(Sep 30, 2016) n a natural disposition to be hostile Syn|Hypo|Hyper aggressiveness, belligerence bellicoseness, bellicosity a natural disposition to fight truculence, truculencyobstreperous and defiant aggressiveness disagreeableness an ill-tempered and offensive disposition |
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