pugnaciter

Latin

Etymology

Derived from pugnāx (“combative”) +‎ -iter (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puɡˈnaː.ki.ter/, [pʊŋˈnaː.kɪ.tɛr]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈɲa.t͡ʃi.ter/, [puɲˈɲaː.t͡ʃi.ter]

Adverb

pugnāciter (comparative pugnācius, superlative pugnācissimē)

  1. combatively, fightingly
  2. aggressively, fiercely

References
  • pugnaciter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pugnaciter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • pugnaciter in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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