| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pug·na·cious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p g-n  sh s |
| ADJECTIVE: | Combative in nature; belligerent. See synonyms at belligerent. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin pugnx, pugnc-, from pugnre, to fight, from pugnus, fist. See peuk- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | pug·nacious·ly —ADVERB
pug·nacious·ness, pug·naci·ty (-n s -t ) —NOUN
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