[syn: eristic, eristical]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eristic \E*ris"tic\, Eristical \E*ris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?
to strive, wrangle, ? strife.]
Controversial. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]
A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court
of eristic logic. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eristic
adj 1: given to disputation for its own sake and often employing
specious arguments [syn: eristic, eristical]
n 1: a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
[syn: disputant, controversialist, eristic]
2: the art of logical disputation (especially if specious)