Agonistic
Pronunciation : Ag`o*nis"tic
Part of Speech : Ag`o*nis"tic*al
Etymology : [Gr. Agonism.]
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence, strained; unnatural. As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he consumed his power in agonistic displays. De Quincey.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913