Definitions for agonistic

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agonistic ag·o·nis·tic

Spelling: [ag-uh-nis-tik]

IPA: /ˌæg əˈnɪs tɪk/

Agonistic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 460 anagrams from letters in agonistic (acgiinost).

Definitions for agonistic

adjective

1. combative; striving to overcome in argument.
2. straining for effect:
3. of or relating to ancient Greek athletic contests.
4. Ethology. pertaining to the range of activities associated with aggressive encounters between members of the same species, including threat, attack, appeasement, or retreat.

Origin of agonistic

1640-50; Greek agōnistikós, equivalent to agōnist(ḗs) agonist + -ikos -ic

Examples for agonistic

Moreover, most of the burrows were only a few feet apart and no agonistic behavior was witnessed.

According to Aristotle himself, therefore, the Dialectician is agonistic and eristic, just as much as the Sophist.

These actions have been emancipated from incomplete take-offs and incorporated in ritualized courtship and agonistic behavior.