adj.
Combative in nature; belligerent. See synonyms at belligerent.
[From Latin pugnāx, pugnāc-, from pugnāre, to fight, from pugnus, fist.]
pugnaciously pug·na'cious·ly adv.pugnaciousness pug·na'cious·ness or pug·nac'i·ty (-năs'ĭ-tē) n.
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