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Agonistical (gcide) | Agonistic \Ag`o*nis"tic\, Agonistical \Ag`o*nis"tic*al\, a. [Gr.
?. See Agonism.]
Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining
to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence,
strained; unnatural.
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As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he
consumed his power in agonistic displays. --De Quincey.
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agonistical (wn) | agonistical
adj 1: striving to overcome in argument; "a dialectical and
agonistic approach" [syn: agonistic, agonistical,
combative] |
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Agonistical (gcide) | Agonistic \Ag`o*nis"tic\, Agonistical \Ag`o*nis"tic*al\, a. [Gr.
?. See Agonism.]
Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining
to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence,
strained; unnatural.
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As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he
consumed his power in agonistic displays. --De Quincey.
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Agonistically (gcide) | Agonistically \Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly\, adv.
In an agonistic manner.
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Antagonistical (gcide) | Antagonistic \An*tag`o*nis"tic\, Antagonistical
\An*tag`o*nis"tic*al\, a.
Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against;
as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.
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They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
--Milman.
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Antagonistically (gcide) | Antagonistic \An*tag`o*nis"tic\, Antagonistical
\An*tag`o*nis"tic*al\, a.
Opposing in combat, combating; contending or acting against;
as, antagonistic forces. -- An*tag`o*nis"tic*al*ly, adv.
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They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.
--Milman.
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antagonistically (wn) | antagonistically
adv 1: in an antagonistic manner; "he behaves antagonistically
toward his colleagues" |
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