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🥊 Boxing-related 👊 A fistfight
fistic

fistic

9.9
A short fight using the fists
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪstɪk/
  • Archaic
translation icon : pelea
  • The two men engaged in a fistic encounter outside the bar.

Examples

  • Old newspapers sometimes reported a fistic breaking out at political rallies.

  • After the match, a brief fistic erupted between rival fans outside the stadium.

  • The heated argument quickly turned into a fistic in the crowded street.

  • After a brief fistic exchange, they both walked away.

  • The two rivals settled their differences with a fistic encounter outside the bar.

  • After a heated argument, the discussion quickly escalated into a fistic clash.

  • Witnesses reported a brief fistic fight between the two players during the game.

Synonyms

punch-up
vsfistic
  • NSFW
1 7.8

A physical fight where people hit each other with fists

is an older or archaic term for a bare-fist bout
fisticuffs
vsfistic
  • Archaic
9.5

A physical fight using only hands between people

is an older, archaic, or informal term rather than neutral

How Violent

melee
19 8.4
brawl
60 4.6
fistic
  • Archaic
9.9
scuffle
25 3.7

Surface Forms

fistic singular
fistics plural

Morphology

fistic = fist (semi-transparent) = fist + ic

The form is built transparently from 'fist' + '-ic', but the noun sense is a lexicalized use that refers specifically to fighting with fists.

Etymology

Fistic as a noun also comes from fist ('closed hand') and is like the common word fistfight. So a fistic is a 'fight with the fists' or a short fight with punches.