- a variation of pugnacity.
pugnaciousness
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That pugnaciousness is a signature part of the judge’s style.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
Giuliani, a former U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the fusion Republican-Liberal candidate, conveyed the pugnaciousness of a law-and-order prosecutor.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2020
At times, Brockhampton’s m.c.s packed several songs into one track, summoning the raw pugnaciousness of Eminem before downshifting to folksy pop.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 2, 2019
Under Burke’s philosophy of pugnaciousness, the Ducks led the NHL in fighting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2017
One evening the latter thought fit to twit him with his pugnaciousness.
From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.
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