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adj. in the manner of a pugilist

adj. fighting with the fists

adj. Of or pertaining to pugillism.

Off or pertaining to pugilists or pugilism; relating to boxing or fighting with the fists.

adj. of or relating to pugilism or pugilists

"There were other critics — Borrow always had plenty of critics — who found it difficult to make his admiration for the prize-ring fit in with his denunciation in one passage of “those disgraceful and brutalising exhibitions called pugilistic combats.”"

pugilistically   

fighting   

Hellenistic    Mechanistic    altruistic    anachronistic    antagonistic   

tight-packed    fistic    superhuman    bef    football