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Agonistic
Meaning
Adj
●
Of or
relating
to
contests
that were
originally
participated
in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
●
In Anthropology & Zoology:
Characterised by
conflict
or hostility.
●
In Rhetoric:
Argumentative; combative.
●
Struggling to
achieve
an effect;
strained
and contrived.
●
In Biochemistry & Pharmaceutical effects:
Pertaining to an agonist.
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Origin
agonistic
English
ἀγωνιστικός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Dominance
Antagonist
Atheistic
Exclusivist
Ideational
Inhibitory
Excitotoxic
Animistic
Anthropocentric
Aberrant
Essentialist
Affiliative
Oppositional
Insurrectionary
Estrogenic
Adrenergic Receptor
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