Word: agonistic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ag
o
nis
tic
Definition: pertaining to an agonist; a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction
Morphemes:
Affix: agon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A struggle or contest; conflict; especially between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀγών
Language: grc
Decoded: agon
Meaning: contest
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of action or process or result based on the accompanying verb in -ise or -ize.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to