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pugilistic (en)

(noun) a fancy word for boxer

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Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
by Angela Nagle

Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
by Angela Nagle

Kill All Normies: Online Culture Wars from 4chan and Tumblr to Trump and the Alt-Right
by Angela Nagle


Buchanan's style was more pugilistic than most of the Republican mainstream was willing to risk

—p.56 Chapter Four: Conservative culture wars from Buchanan to Yiannopoulos (54) by Angela Nagle
notable
9 years, 1 month ago

The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays
by James Wood

The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays
by James Wood

The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays
by James Wood


this pugilistic confidence is surely misplaced

never really knew what this word meant even though I've definitely seen it before

—p.82 Edmund Wilson (64) by James Wood
uncertain
9 years, 1 month ago

His nicely pugilistic essay on Tolstoy's hatred of King Lear

—p.208 George Orwell's Very English Revolution (204) by James Wood
notable
9 years, 1 month ago

n+1 Issue 3: Reality Principle
by n+1

n+1 Issue 3: Reality Principle
by n+1

n+1 Issue 3: Reality Principle
by n+1


rather than fall into easy pugilism

—p.129 A Reply to the Editors (129) by James Wood
notable
6 years, 11 months ago