Agonistic \Ag`o*nis"tic\, Agonistical \Ag`o*nis"tic*al\, a. [Gr.
?. See Agonism.]
Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining
to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence,
strained; unnatural.
[1913 Webster]
As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he
consumed his power in agonistic displays. --De Quincey.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
agonistic
adj 1: of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient
Greece
2: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and
agonistic approach" [syn: agonistical, combative]
3: struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" [syn: strained]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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