agonistic : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: agonistic	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for agonistic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
agonistic adj of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and agonistic approach" Synonym(s): agonistic, agonistical, combative struggling for effect; "agonistic poses" Synonym(s): agonistic, strained
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agonistic \Ag`onis"tic\, Agonistical \Ag`onis"tical\, a. [Gr. [?]. See {Agonism}.] Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural. As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic* displays. --De Quincey.