English Explanatory Dictionary

eristic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
noun
  1. One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
  2. A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest.

Word forms

eristic more eristic most eristic eristical eristics

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός (eristikós, “eager for strife”). See also Eris.

Derived words

aneristic eristically
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