— pugnaciously , adv. — pugnacity /pug nas"i tee/ , pugnaciousness , n.
/pug nay"sheuhs/ , adj.
inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
[ 1635-45; pugnaci ( ty ) ( pugnacitas combativeness, equiv. to pugnaci-, s. of pugnax combative (akin to pugil; see PUGILISM) + -tas -TY 2 ) + -OUS ]
Syn . argumentative, contentious, bellicose.
Ant . agreeable.