pugnacious
This pugnacity abroad at least provides some political cover for macroeconomic moderation at home.
Addington's pugnacity was not an act.
Pugnacity was on display Sunday as former VP Cheney and VP Biden argued over the Obama administration's handling of national security matters.
His famous pugnacity often played well at New York news conferences.

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abusively
aggressive
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aggressiveness
aggro
ferociously
ferocity
fierce
fierceness
fighting words
outrage
proactive aggression
pugnacious
pugnaciously
punky
vicious
viciously
viciousness
violence
warlike

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