agonistic

Meaning

1. Of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
2. Characterised by conflict or hostility.
3. (rhetoric) Argumentative; combative.
4. Struggling to achieve an effect; strained and contrived.
5. Pertaining to an agonist.

Synonyms

strained

agonistical

combative

constricted

contentious

controversial

anxious

nervous

polemic

polemical

tense

wired

jittery

athletic

braced

Translations

αθλητικός

αγωνιστικός

atlètic

athletisch

agonal

athlétique

atletico

atletisch

polemisch

athletisch

atlético

agonístico

atlético

tens

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɡəˈnɪstɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀγωνιστικός (agōnistikós).