Part 260

<hw>Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an agonistic manner.</def>

<h1>Agonistics</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`o*nis"tics</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.</def>

<h1>Agonize</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*nize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Agonized</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Agonizing</er> <tt>(#)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>agoniser</ets>, LL. <ets>agonizare</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Agony</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.</def>

<blockquote>To smart and <b>agonize</b> at every pore. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.</def>

<h1>Agonize</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*nize</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to torture.</def>

<blockquote>He <b>agonized</b> his mother by his behavior. <i>Thackeray.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Agonizingly</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*ni`zing*ly</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.</def>

<h1>Agonothete</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*no*thete`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ + <?/ to set. appoint.]</ety> <mark>[Antiq.]</mark> <def>An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.</def>

<h1>Agonothetic</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag`o*no*thet"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.</def>

<h1>Agony</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>Ag"o*ny</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Agonies</plw> (#)</plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>agonia</ets>, Gr. <?/, orig. a contest, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>agonie</ets>. See <er>Agon</er>.]<ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Violent contest or striving.</def>

<blockquote>The world is convulsed by the <b>agonies</b> of great nations. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.</def>

<blockquote>Being in an <b>agony</b> he prayed more earnestly. <i>Luke xxii. 44.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.</def>

<blockquote>With cries and <b>agonies</b> of wild delight. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The last struggle of life; death struggle.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Agony</er>, <er>Anguish</er>, <er>Pang</er>. These words agree in expressing extreme pain of body or mind. <ets>Agony </ets>denotes acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole system., and often producing contortions. <ets>Anguish</ets> denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily suffering, is more commonly local (as <ets>anguish</ets> of a wound), thus differing from <ets>agony</ets>. A <ets>pang</ets> is a paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and transient. The <ets>agonies</ets> or <ets>pangs</ets> of remorse; the <ets>anguish</ets> of a wounded conscience. "Oh, sharp convulsive <ets>pangs</ets> of <ets>agonizing</ets> pride!"</usage>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>A-good</h1> <Xpage=33>

<hw>A-good</hw><tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>a-</ets> + <ets>good</ets>.]</ety> <def>In earnest; heartily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "I made her weep <i>agood</i>."