Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

pugnacious

 

eager to fight

 

Bruno's pugnacious approach to problem solving is little appreciated by the other students.

 

Related English word: pugnacity

 

Latin root words: pugnax, pugnacis - fond of fighting; pugnacitas, pugnacitatis, f. - fondness for fighting; pugna, pugnae, f. - fight, battle; pugno, pugnare, pugnavi, pugnatus - to fight

 

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