pugilistic
English
Etymology
pugilist + -ic, alternatively pugil + -istic.
Adjective
pugilistic (comparative more pugilistic, superlative most pugilistic)
- 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.
- 1898, H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, 1962 ed., Penguin Books, p. 101
- fighting with the fists
Derived terms
- pugilistically
Translations
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Romanian
Etymology
From French pugilistique.
Adjective
pugilistic m or n (feminine singular pugilistică, masculine plural pugilistici, feminine and neuter plural pugilistice)
- pugilistic
Declension
Declension of pugilistic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | pugilistic | pugilistică | pugilistici | pugilistice | ||
| definite | pugilisticul | pugilistica | pugilisticii | pugilisticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | pugilistic | pugilistice | pugilistici | pugilistice | ||
| definite | pugilisticului | pugilisticei | pugilisticilor | pugilisticelor | |||