agonistic

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός (agōnistikós).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /aɡəˈnɪstɪk/

Adjective

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.
(rhetoric) argumentative, combative
(pharmacology) pertaining to an agonist

Derived terms

Terms derived from agonistic

agonistic buffer
agonistic monoclonal antibody

agonistic muscle
agonistic pluralism

agonistic threat display

Translations

characterised by conflict or hostility

Italian: agonistico (it)

Portuguese: agonístico

Anagrams

sociating

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