pugilisticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpjuːdʒᵻˈlɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˌpjudʒəˈlɪstɪk/

Forms: 1700s pugilistick, 1700s pugillistic, 1700s– pugilistic.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pugilist n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < pugilist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Compare pugilistical adj. and also earlier pugilar adj.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of pugilists or pugilism; (in extended use) aggressive, competitive.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective]

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c1770 Chapter of Sentiment; or, Exclamations & Interjections Tristram Secundus 9 Lawyers debating pugilistic questions, by argument.

1789 Loiterer 27 June 4 A tolerable Proficient in pugillistic Science.

1811 Sporting Mag. 37 122 He reached the summit of pugilistic fame.

1884 All Year Round 18 Oct. 32/1 It is not a pretty spectacle to see two girls..toss off their hats and jackets, and ‘go’ for each other in pugilistic fashion.

1907 E. M. Forster Longest Journey xxvi. 265 He desired to escape from the atmosphere of pugilistic courtesy, more painful to him than blows themselves.

1943 Amer. Speech 18 156/2 Jack Johnson..was pugilistic champion of the world.

1999 Daily Tel. 8 Oct. 23/2 Ebru tests our pugilistic skills by inviting everyone in turn to clout her ribcage.

2012 B. Heiskanen Urban Geogr. Boxing ii. 28 In Texas..the pugilistic world began to experience some major changes in the early 1990s.

†B. n.

= pugilist n. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer

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1827 R. Southey Let. 10 June in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 302 What? will-we, nill-we, are we thrust Among the Calvinistics—The covenanted sons of schism, Rebellion's pugilistics.

1886 Dict. National Biogr. VIII. 139/2 He [sc. Byron] was a member of Watier's, then a ‘superb club’..; of the Union, the Pugilistics, and the Owls.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pugilistic
释义	pugilisticadj.n. Brit. /ˌpjuːdʒᵻˈlɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˌpjudʒəˈlɪstɪk/ Forms: 1700s pugilistick, 1700s pugillistic, 1700s– pugilistic. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pugilist n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < pugilist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Compare pugilistical adj. and also earlier pugilar adj. A. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pugilists or pugilism; (in extended use) aggressive, competitive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective] pugilar1656 fisty1681 prizefighting1700 fistical1767 pugilisticc1770 pugilistical1789 fistic1806 prize ring1821 pugilant1882 c1770 Chapter of Sentiment; or, Exclamations & Interjections Tristram Secundus 9 Lawyers debating pugilistic questions, by argument. 1789 Loiterer 27 June 4 A tolerable Proficient in pugillistic Science. 1811 Sporting Mag. 37 122 He reached the summit of pugilistic fame. 1884 All Year Round 18 Oct. 32/1 It is not a pretty spectacle to see two girls..toss off their hats and jackets, and ‘go’ for each other in pugilistic fashion. 1907 E. M. Forster Longest Journey xxvi. 265 He desired to escape from the atmosphere of pugilistic courtesy, more painful to him than blows themselves. 1943 Amer. Speech 18 156/2 Jack Johnson..was pugilistic champion of the world. 1999 Daily Tel. 8 Oct. 23/2 Ebru tests our pugilistic skills by inviting everyone in turn to clout her ribcage. 2012 B. Heiskanen Urban Geogr. Boxing ii. 28 In Texas..the pugilistic world began to experience some major changes in the early 1990s. †B. n. = pugilist n. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [noun] > boxer buffeter1483 pugil1646 cuffer1662 boxer1672 pugilistc1740 setter-to1810 miller1812 sparrer1814 pet1825 pugilistic1827 slogger1829 fist-mate1834 peeler1852 pug1858 scrapper1874 slugger1877 slogster1881 basher1882 fisticuffer1888 ring man1899 ringster1902 pucker1919 1827 R. Southey Let. 10 June in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) V. 302 What? will-we, nill-we, are we thrust Among the Calvinistics—The covenanted sons of schism, Rebellion's pugilistics. 1886 Dict. National Biogr. VIII. 139/2 He [sc. Byron] was a member of Watier's, then a ‘superb club’..; of the Union, the Pugilistics, and the Owls. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1770
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