English

Adjective

pugilistic ‎(comparative more pugilistic, superlative most pugilistic)

1. in the manner of a pugilist
   • 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1962 ed., Penguin Books, p. 101

     It was no time for pugilistic chivalry, and my brother laid him quiet with a kick, and gripped the collar of the man who pulled at the slender lady's arm.

2. fighting with the fists

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Derived terms

• pugilistically