Meaning & use
Fistic
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Relating to boxing or fighting with the fists (archaic, often used in older journalism).
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The newspaper covered the fistic encounter between the two heavyweight champions.
He had a brief fistic career before turning to coaching.
A note on using this word
"Fistic" was common in early 20th-century sports writing but has largely been replaced by "pugilistic" or simply "boxing-related."
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