eristic
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ἐριστικός (eristikós, “eager for strife”). See also Eris.
Adjective
editeristic (comparative more eristic, superlative most eristic)
- Provoking strife, controversy or discord.
- c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Waterland
- a specimen of admirable special pleading in the court of eristic logic
- c. 1810-1834? Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Notes on Waterland
Translations
editNoun
editeristic (plural eristics)
- One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious.
- 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.
Translations
editone who is disputatious
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type of dialogue
Anagrams
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French éristique.
Adjective
editeristic m or n (feminine singular eristică, masculine plural eristici, feminine and neuter plural eristice)
Declension
editDeclension of eristic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | eristic | eristică | eristici | eristice | ||
definite | eristicul | eristica | eristicii | eristicele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | eristic | eristice | eristici | eristice | ||
definite | eristicului | eristicei | eristicilor | eristicelor |