"agonistic" in the adjective sense
1. agonistic
of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
2. agonistic, agonistical, combative
striving to overcome in argument
"a dialectical and agonistic approach"
3. agonistic, strained
struggling for effect
"agonistic poses"
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