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  • 1 pūgnāx

        pūgnāx ācis, adj. with comp. and sup.    [pugno], fond of fighting, combative, warlike, martial: centuriones: Minerva, O.: filius Thetidis, H.: gentes pugnacissimae, Cu.: Cumque sit ignis aquae pugnax, at war with, O.— Combative, quarrelsome, contentious, passionate: oratio pugnacior: exordium dicendi.— Obstinate, pertinacious: nimis pugnax esse noluit: contra senatorem.
    * * *
    (gen.), pugnacis ADJ

    Latin-English dictionary > pūgnāx

  • 2 pugnax

    pugnax, ācis, adj. [pugno], fond of fighting, combative, warlike, martial.
    I.
    Lit.:

    centuriones pugnaces,

    Cic. Phil. 8, 9, 26:

    acer et pugnax,

    id. Rep. 5, 8, 10 (from Non. 337, 31):

    Minerva,

    Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 7:

    Achivi,

    Hor. C. 3, 3, 27:

    filius Thetidis,

    id. ib. 4, 6, 8:

    gens,

    Tac. Agr. 17:

    hastas,

    Prop. 3, 7 (4, 8), 25:

    pugnacissimus quique,

    Tac. H. 4, 60:

    gentes pugnacissimae,

    Curt. 3, 9, 3: hac legione noli pugnacius quidquam putare, Asin. Pol. ap. Cic. Fam, 10, 31, 5:

    aries,

    Col. 7, 3, 6; cf.:

    galli gallinacei pugnacissimi duo,

    Petr. 86:

    ensis,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 48.— Poet., with inf.:

    tenui pugnax instare veruto,

    Sil. 3, 363.—
    B.
    Trop., of a speech or of the speaker, combative, quarrelsome, contentious:

    oratio pugnacior (opp. pacatior),

    Cic. Brut. 31, 121:

    oratio pugnax et contentiosa,

    Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 5:

    exordium dicendi vehemens et pugnax, non saepe esse debeat,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 78, 317.—
    II.
    Transf., in gen., obstinate, refractory, pertinacious:

    Graecus nimis pugnax esse noluit,

    Cic. Pis. 28, 70: non est pugnax in vitiis, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13, 1.—Of things, concrete and abstract; with dat.:

    ignis aquae pugnax,

    Ov. M. 1, 432; Plin. 15, 3, 4, § 13:

    musta,

    harsh, id. 14, 20, 25, § 125:

    quid ferri duritiā pugnacius?

    id. 36, 16, 25, § 127.—Hence, adv.: pugnācĭter, contentiously, violently, obstinately:

    certare cum aliis pugnaciter,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 65:

    dicere,

    Quint. 9, 4, 126:

    ferire,

    Sen. Q. N. 1, 2, 11.— Comp.:

    alia pugnacius dicenda,

    Quint. 9, 4, 130.— Sup.:

    pugnacissime defendere sententiam,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 9.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pugnax

  • 3 pugnax

    fond of fighting, combative, stubborn, contntious.

    Latin-English dictionary of medieval > pugnax

  • 4 pugnatrix

    pugnātrix, īcis, f. [id.].
    I.
    Adj., combative, martial (post-class.):

    natio,

    Amm. 23, 6, 28.—
    II.
    Subst., she that fights, Prud. Psych. 681.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > pugnatrix

См. также в других словарях:

  • Combative — Com bat*ive (? or ?), a. Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • combative — index argumentative, competitive (antagonistic), contentious, hostile, litigious, offensive (taking the initiative), pugnacious …   Law dictionary

  • combative — 1834, from COMBAT (Cf. combat) + IVE (Cf. ive). Related: Combatively; combativeness …   Etymology dictionary

  • combative — *belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious Analogous words: *aggressive, militant: strenuous, energetic, *vigorous: virile, manly, manful (see MALE) Antonyms: pacifistic …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • combative — [adj] aggressive antagonistic, bellicose, belligerent, cantankerous, contentious, cussed, energetic, fire eating*, gladiatorial, hawkish, militant, ornery*, pugnacious, quarrelsome, ructious, scrappy, strenuous, triggerhappy*, truculent, warlike …   New thesaurus

  • combative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ ready or eager to fight or argue. DERIVATIVES combatively adverb combativeness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • combative — [kəm bat′iv; ] also, and esp.Brit [, käm′bə tiv΄] adj. fond of fighting or struggling; ready or eager to fight; pugnacious combatively adv. combativeness n …   English World dictionary

  • combative — ● combatif, combative adjectif et nom Qui manifeste de l agressivité, un esprit de lutte, de compétition : Un syndicat combatif. ● combatif, combative (difficultés) adjectif et nom Orthographe Avec un seul t, contrairement à combattre, combattant …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • combative — [[t]kɒ̱mbətɪv, AM kəmbæ̱tɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue. He conducted the meeting in his usual combative style, refusing to admit any mistakes. Syn: antagonistic Derived words: combativeness …   English dictionary

  • combative — combatively, adv. combativeness, combativity /kom beuh tiv i tee/, n. /keuhm bat iv, kom beuh tiv, kum /, adj. ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious: He displayed a most unpleasant, combative attitude. [1825 35; COMBAT + IVE] * * * …   Universalium

  • combative — adjective /ˈkɒm.bə.tɪv/ Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. His combative style leads to many arguments …   Wiktionary

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