pugnacity Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a natural disposition to be hostile
    belligerence; aggressiveness.

WordNet

Pug*nac"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. pugnacitas: cf. F. pugnacité.
Definitions
  1. Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. " A national pugnacity of character." Motley.

Webster 1913