Agonistic

a.

1.

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.

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

agonistical, combative, competitive, competitory