| 单词 | pugilistic |
| 释义 | pugilistic (once / 19798 pages) adj If you're pugilistic, you're a boxer — or you just like to fight. When you're heading to watch a boxing match, you could say you're going to see a pugilistic event (and you'll sound really smart). A professional boxer can be described as pugilistic, but a middle school kid who's always getting in fist fights is also pugilistic. Another word for a boxer or a fighter is a pugilist, which comes from the Latin pugil, "boxer or fist fighter." This root is also related to the word pugnus, "fist," and pugnacious, "combative or fond of fighting." WORD FAMILYpugilistic: pugilistically+/pugilism: pugilist, pugilistic/pugilist: pugilists USAGE EXAMPLESShe is severe and pugilistic, more so than her predecessor. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) It’s as apt a description of Trump’s pugilistic style as I’ve seen. Salon(Dec 15, 2016) As Democrats ready for the fight of a lifetime, their pugilistic leader from Searchlight, Nevada, is preparing to hang up his gloves. The Guardian(Dec 11, 2016) adj of or relating to pugilism or pugilists a pugilistic career |
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