English dictionary
agonistic
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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striving to overcome in argument
ExamplesA dialectical and agonistic approach.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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struggling for effect
ExamplesAgonistic poses.
Synonyms strainedSource: WordNet 3.0