agonistic
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός (agōnistikós).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
agonistic (comparative more agonistic, superlative most agonistic)
- of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic
- (zoology, anthropology) characterised by conflict or hostility
- 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books 2007, p. 66:
- This was clearly such an event, but like the ancient religion of Israel, it was also deeply agonistic.
- 2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books 2007, p. 66:
- (rhetoric) argumentative; combative
- Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
- (pharmacology) pertaining to an agonist
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
characterised by conflict or hostility
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