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pugnacity vs truculency

truculency vs pugnacity

pugnacity and truculency both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pugnacity Yes No No No
truculency Yes No No No
As nouns, truculency is a hyponym of pugnacity; that is, truculency is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pugnacity:
  • pugnacity: a natural disposition to be hostile
  • truculency: obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
Other hyponyms of pugnacity include bellicoseness, bellicosity, truculence.
pugnacity (noun) truculency (noun)
a natural disposition to be hostile obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
Difference between pugnacity and truculency

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