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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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