Pugnaciousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pugnacious \Pug*na"cious\, a. [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},
     n.
     [1913 Webster]