agonistic, agonistical, combative
(adjective) striving to overcome in argument; “a dialectical and agonistic approach”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
agonistical (comparative more agonistical, superlative most agonistical)
agonistic
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Source: Wiktionary
Ag`o*nis"tic, Ag`o*nis"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. Agonism.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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