Found 2 items, similar to agonistic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: agonistic agonistic adj 1: of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece 2: striving to overcome in argument; “a dialectical and agonistic approach” [syn: agonistical, combative] 3: struggling for effect; “agonistic poses” [syn: strained]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Agonistic 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. [1913 Webster] As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic displays. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]