pistolwise

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adjective

Skilled in the use of a pistol.

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Meanings

adjectivepistolwise (comparative more pistolwise, superlative most pistolwise)

comparative more pistolwise · superlative most pistolwise

  1. Skilled in the use of a pistol.

    But they must be pistolwise too, for their formation reveals without doubt that they are really friends.

    1995, Carlos Bulosan, Epifanio San Juan, Cry and Dedication, page 302

Origin

From pistol + wise.

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APA

pistolwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolwise

MLA

“pistolwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolwise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pistolwise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pistolwise.

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