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Meaning of "pugilistically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUGILISTICALLY

pugilistically  [ˌpjuːdʒɪˈlɪstɪkəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUGILISTICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pugilistically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PUGILISTICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pugilistically in the English dictionary

The definition of pugilistically in the dictionary is in a pugilistic manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUGILISTICALLY


acoustically
əˈkuːstɪkəlɪ
ballistically
bəˈlɪstɪkəlɪ
drastically
ˈdræstɪkəlɪ
fantastically
fænˈtæstɪkəlɪ
heuristically
hjʊəˈrɪstɪkəlɪ
holistically
həʊˈlɪstɪkəlɪ
linguistically
lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪkəlɪ
majestically
məˈdʒɛstɪkəlɪ
mechanistically
ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪkəlɪ
mystically
ˈmɪstɪkəlɪ
opportunistically
ˌɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪkəlɪ
plastically
ˈplæstɪkəlɪ
probabilistically
ˌprɒbəbəˈlɪstɪkəlɪ
realistically
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪkəlɪ
sarcastically
sɑːˈkæstɪkəlɪ
simplistically
sɪmˈplɪstɪkəlɪ
statistically
stəˈtɪstɪkəlɪ
stochastically
stɒˈkæstɪkəlɪ
stylistically
staɪˈlɪstɪkəlɪ
synergistically
ˌsɪnəˈdʒɪstɪkəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUGILISTICALLY

pugginess
pugging
puggish
puggle
puggree
puggy
pugh
pugil
pugilism
pugilist
pugilistic
pugilistical
Pugin
Puglia
pugmark
pugnacious
pugnaciously
pugnaciousness
pugnacity
pugree

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUGILISTICALLY

actually
alphabetically
automatically
basically
clinically
critically
dramatically
dynamically
economically
electronically
genetically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of pugilistically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pugilistically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUGILISTICALLY

Find out the translation of pugilistically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pugilistically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pugilistically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pugilistically
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pugilistically
570 millions of speakers

English

pugilistically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pugilistically
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pugilistically
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pugilistically
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pugilistically
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pugilistically
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pugilistically
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara pugilistically
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pugilistically
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pugilistically
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pugilistically
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pugilistically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pugilistically
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pugilistically
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुरुंद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pugilistically
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pugilistically
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pugilistically
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pugilistically
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pugilistically
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pugilistically
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pugilistically
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pugilistically
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pugilistically
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pugilistically

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUGILISTICALLY»

The term «pugilistically» is used very little and occupies the 168.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUGILISTICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pugilistically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pugilistically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pugilistically

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUGILISTICALLY»

Discover the use of pugilistically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pugilistically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden
... she shook her head violently, and making a desperate lunge, struck her countryman somewhere about the silver buckle of his belt, or, pugilistically speaking " in the wind," with her forehead, and threw him, gun, pistols, provender, salt-bag, ...
William A. Ross, 1848
2
Reminiscences of Fifty Years ...
... supposed that the hit Pearson made so successfully into Belasco's " bread- basket," as I believe it is pugilistically termed, must have reached the ears of the sheriff, as he kept himself for the future at a respectful distance from Charlie Pearson.
Mark Boyd, 1871
3
Lucretia; or, The children of night, by the author of ...
Little would he have been deterred by the brawn of those great arms and the girth of that Herculean chest, if he had been quite sure that it was a proper thing to resent pugilistically so discourteous a monosyllable. The "tush!" stuck greatly in his ...
Edward George E.L. Bulwer- Lytton (1st baron.), 1855
4
The Naturalist
... I was most agreeably surprised and more than delighted at coming upon five of these gaudy little gentlemen, all within a compass of about six feet of each other, and all of which I had the good and happy fortune of boxing; not pugilistically, ...
Beverley Robinson Morris, 1854
5
The Art of Western Tai Chi Ch'uan: The Supreme Ultimate & ...
Many an MMA fighter, finding themselves less potent pugilistically than their adversary, usually counter from the outside by faking a high striking attack and then going for the leg takedown. Or they can time an aggressive high, striking attack, ...
Gurjot K. Singh, M. Ed. Singh, 2010
6
The West Indies Before and Since Slave Emancipation: ...
... thing to see women fighting one with another in stand up fight, pugilistically like men ; and even less so to see husband and wife exchanging blows, and to hear the horrid screams of the weaker, when overpowered and severely punished; ...
John Davy, 2012
7
Welcome to Canada
Theirs was a world I knew virtually nothing about at the time, yet their voices in the story were so vigorous, so pugilistically and poetically authentic, that I believed in them wholeheartedly and wished that I could be welcomed among them, like ...
David Carpenter, 2009
8
The Metropolitan
He is not so fond of talking as that." Just as the venerable lady made the remark, a fight was commenced in the crowd. All eyes were withdrawn from Sir William, and turned towards the parties who appeared pugilistically disposed ...
‎1838
9
Liberty and the Great Libertarians
... and desires, would be fundamentally altered, and in many cases inverted. In the barbarian state of societies, where physical force dominates, it is the most muscular and pugilistically and brutally and animally successful male who captures ...
Sprading, Charles T.
10
Semantics, Tense, and Time: An Essay in the Metaphysics of ...
Or, as Voltaire put it (less pugilistically) 200 years earlier, metaphysics is a dance of elegant steps in which we end up back where we started. Is there anything a philosopher can bring to this dance besides pure speculation and elegant steps?
Peter Ludlow

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUGILISTICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pugilistically is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why Jeb Bush has to be twice as good as every other GOP candidate
... on being really, truly, authentically, pugilistically conservative. At some point, the crowd of true conservative alternatives will begin floating gimmick proposals. «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Once Down, James Murdoch Is Guided Back to the Top
And having taken a pugilistically defensive stance in denying that hacking and other illegal activities were prevalent at the company's papers, he was forced to ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
3
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Murray Balfour Succumbs to Cancer
Brewer was no match for the pugilistically-experienced Balfour, and he ended up at the bottom of a pile in the gate to the Toronto bench. BrewerCarlTOR1. «The Hockey Writers, May 15»
4
Scandretts visit Mission San Antonio
And for those not so pugilistically inclined, there was the rare double bill of royal baby swooning across the pond, and juleps with an accompanying fascinator ... «The Salinas Californian, May 15»
5
Dance Review: The Stephen Petronio Company at the Joyce Theater
In the dynamic, sometimes pugilistically detailed role Cunningham created for himself, Mr. Grenek looked more reverentially careful than wilfully determined. «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
6
The enforcer the Rangers have been waiting for
Snapshot of a changing NHL: The Rangers and Devils are lined up for the Sept. 22 preseason opener at the Garden, New Jersey's pugilistically inclined Jordin ... «New York Post, Sep 14»
7
Fighting's controversial role in hockey forces enforcers like Paul …
According to hockeyfights.com, the leading resource of fighting in the NHL, the Coyotes are among the least pugilistically inclined teams in the league. Phoenix ... «National Post, Aug 14»
8
The Real Housewives Of Orange County Recap: All Over But The …
Or if you ask Heather Dubrow “pugilistically” arguing! Yes, the highlight of the episode was when Mrs. Perfect Always Right used her vocab word incorrectly! «Reality Tea, Aug 14»
9
UFC 175: Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida Preview and …
You see this especially on the ground where he angles himself to land as accurately as pugilistically possible. As for Machida, his talents are well documented. «Bloody Elbow, Jul 14»
10
Gaston family's long history in politics is quite a tale
When John [Davis Lodge] declined to debate on the same platform, Gaston pugilistically pegged him 'Dodging' Lodge, the 'fugitive' candidate who ran away ... «Greenwich Post, May 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pugilistically [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pugilistically>. Apr 2024 ».
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