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AGONISTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
agonistically (not comparable)
By means of, or in terms of, agonists.
Source: Wiktionary
Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.
Definition: In an agonistic manner.
AGONISTIC
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.
AGONISTICAL
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
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