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Definition of Pugilistic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to pugilism or pugilists. "A pugilistic career"
Definition of Pugilistic
1. a. Of or pertaining to pugillism.
Definition of Pugilistic
1. Adjective. in the manner of a pugilist ¹
2. Adjective. fighting with the fists ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pugilistic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pugilistic
Literary usage of Pugilistic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Friend of Peace by Noah Worcester, Massachusetts Peace Society (1827)
"DUELLING AND pugilistic GAMBLING. THE two last numbers of the Herald of Peace
for 1824 contain melancholy accounts of the prevalence of duelling and ..."
2. Confessions of an English Opium-eater: And Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey (1850)
"... by the gentlest of sisters, not by horrid pugilistic brothers; finally, that
I and they were dutiful children of a pure, holy, and magnificent church. ..."
3. Ethics of Boxing and Manly Sport by John Boyle O'Reilly (1888)
"So far as can be seen, they cover every point, and provide for a fair and manly
pugilistic contest, without brutality. Every future American boxing contest ..."
4. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley by Herman Melville (1847)
"... in the Valley—Admiration of the Savages at beholding a pugilistic Performance—Swimming
Infant—Beautiful Tresses of the Girls—Ointment for the Hair. ..."
5. America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive by James Silk Buckingham (1841)
"pugilistic Contest in the Congress.—Opinions of the Press on this Affair.—Acquittal
of the Speaker of Arkansas.—Justification of Murder.—Mockery of the Law. ..."
6. America, Historical, Statistic, and Descriptive by James Silk Buckingham (1841)
"pugilistic Encounter in the Hall of Congress.—Causes of the excessive Irritability
of Southern Members.—Parallel Influences on the British in India. ..."
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