Main Entry: ¹eris·tic

Pronunciation: \i-ˈris-tik, e-\

Variant(s): also eris·ti·cal \-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek eristikos fond of wrangling, from erizein to wrangle, from eris strife

Date: 1637

: characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning

— eris·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb