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nouna person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
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adjectivegiven to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments
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nounthe art of logical disputation (especially if specious)
Definition that contains eristic
- like having the same or similar characteristics
- like resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
- life a characteristic state or mode of living
- call lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal
- call utter a characteristic note or cry
- call the characteristic sound produced by a bird
- name give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property
- kind a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- dead not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
- play be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children