ˌpəgˈnasəd.ē, -sətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Latin pugnacitas, from pugnac-, pugnax + -itas -ity
: fighting instinct : ready response to challenge : courage , aggressiveness , truculence
some children … seem to be born fighting and never wish to repudiate their native pugnacity — Margaret Hay
retain … the pugnacity developed in their struggle for full civil status — William Petersen