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Agonistic

see synonyms of agonistic

Adjective

1. agonistic

of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece

2. agonistic, agonistical, combative

striving to overcome in argument

Example Sentences:
'a dialectical and agonistic approach'

3. agonistic, strained

struggling for effect

Example Sentences:
'agonistic poses'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Agonistic

see synonyms of agonistic
adjective
1. 
striving for effect; strained
2. 
eager to win in discussion or argument; competitive

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Agonistic

see synonyms of agonistic
adjective
1. 
of ancient Greek athletic contests
2. 
combative
3. 
strained for effect

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Agonistic

see synonyms of agonistic
adj.
1. Of or relating to an agonist.
2. Striving to overcome in argument; combative: "In the far more consequential world of business and finance ... pretensions of youthful vigor and agonistic prowess reign supreme" (Theodore Roszack).
3. Of or relating to contests, originally those of the ancient Greeks.
4. Of or relating to behavior associated with conflict between one animal and another.

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