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Adjective: agonistic  `agu'nistik
  1. Of or relating to the athletic contests held in ancient Greece
     
  2. Striving to overcome in argument
    "a dialectical and agonistic approach"
    - agonistical, combative
     
  3. Struggling for effect
    "agonistic poses"
    - strained

See also: affected, agon, agonist, competitive, competitory, unnatural

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