Agonistic and Vicious

Agonistic

Agonistic adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.
Usage example: clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts

Vicious and agonistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vicious" instead an adjective "Agonistic".

Nearby Words: agonize, agonise

Vicious

Vicious adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.

Agonistic and vicious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonistic" instead an adjective "Vicious".

Nearby Word: viciously
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