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Webster 1913 Edition


Pugnacious

Pug-na′cious

,
Adj.
[L.
pugnax
,
-acis
, fr.
pugnare
to fight. Cf.
Pugilism
,
Fist
.]
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
–
Pug-na′cious-ly
,
adv.
–
Pug-na′cious-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Pugnacious

PUGNA'CIOUS

,
Adj.
[L. pugnax, from pugna, a fight; from pugnus, the fist. See Pugil.]
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.