- relating to or involving fighting with the fists, especially professional boxing:The movie Rocky is a triumphant, rags-to-riches tale of pugilistic glory.
- inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile;belligerent: She was fired for being a pugilistic, wine-tossing diva who fought with nearly everyone.
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