adverb
pugilicē
pugilicē (not comparable)
Classical[pʊˈɡɪ.lɪ.keː]Ecclesiastical[puˈd͡ʒiː.li.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- not comparablelike a boxer; vigorously, stoutly
pŭgĭlĭcē, adv. pugil,
I. like a boxer, i.e. vigorously, stoutly:
valere (with athletice), to be as strong as a boxer, Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 18.Origins
From pugil (“fighter, pugilist”) + -ice (adverbially rebracketed form of -icus, pertaining to).