pugilantadj.

Brit.

/ˈpjuːdʒᵻlənt/,

/ˈpjuːdʒᵻln̩t/,

/ˈpjuːdʒl̩(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpjudʒəl(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pugilant-, pugilāns, pugilārī.

Etymology: < classical Latin pugilant-, pugilāns, present participle of pugilārī (also pugillārī ) to box (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < pugil pugil n.² Compare earlier pugilistic adj., pugilistical adj.

rare.

Given to or characterized by boxing or fighting; (chiefly figurative) aggressive, belligerent.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [adjective]

scrambling1607

scuffling1610

milling1811

pugilant1882

bopping1958

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

pugilar1656

fisty1681

prizefighting1700

fistical1767

pugilisticc1770

pugilistical1789

fistic1806

prize ring1821

pugilant1882

1882 Fraser's Mag. 26 432 Robert Grosseteste, pugilant, he, as well as literary; fighting his way to self-justification in stout English.

1932 J. Joyce in New Statesman 27 Feb. 260/1 A pugilant gang theirs, per Bantry!

1965 M. J. Lee United Nations & World Realities 78 Presumably the facts of the case will ultimately impress even the leaders of an arrogant, pugilant China.

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

单词	pugilant
释义	pugilantadj. Brit. /ˈpjuːdʒᵻlənt/, /ˈpjuːdʒᵻln̩t/, /ˈpjuːdʒl̩(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpjudʒəl(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pugilant-, pugilāns, pugilārī. Etymology: < classical Latin pugilant-, pugilāns, present participle of pugilārī (also pugillārī ) to box (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) < pugil pugil n.² Compare earlier pugilistic adj., pugilistical adj. rare. Given to or characterized by boxing or fighting; (chiefly figurative) aggressive, belligerent. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [adjective] scrambling1607 scuffling1610 milling1811 pugilant1882 bopping1958 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > [adjective] pugilar1656 fisty1681 prizefighting1700 fistical1767 pugilisticc1770 pugilistical1789 fistic1806 prize ring1821 pugilant1882 1882 Fraser's Mag. 26 432 Robert Grosseteste, pugilant, he, as well as literary; fighting his way to self-justification in stout English. 1932 J. Joyce in New Statesman 27 Feb. 260/1 A pugilant gang theirs, per Bantry! 1965 M. J. Lee United Nations & World Realities 78 Presumably the facts of the case will ultimately impress even the leaders of an arrogant, pugilant China. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1882
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